A Magistrate’s Court with jurisdiction over one defendant, as per the previously detailed local jurisdiction rules, will have jurisdiction over all defendants.
Example: A lawsuit against two individuals, one residing in Afula and the other in Tel Aviv, may be filed in the Small Claims Court in either Afula or Tel Aviv. Again, if the lawsuit concerns online commerce/advertising, it may also be filed at the plaintiff’s residence or place of business; conversely, a counterclaim may only be filed in the court where the original claim was filed.