Crime

Jerusalem resident indicted on multiple terror, assault charges for attacks on Palestinians

In one case, Jerusalem resident Israel Grossman hit security personnel with his ATV while attempting to flee the scene of a violent incident.

Closeup of arrested hands with handcuffs.
An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

Over 2,400 sexual assault complaints filed in IDF in 2025, military reports

Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev (L, born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth), member of a flotilla bound for Gaza and one of dozens of activists that were detained when the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives at a court in Ashkelon, Israel on May 21, 2026.

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported

Israel Police deploys drone to aid in fight against crime in southern Israel, May 21, 2026.

‘Nowhere to hide': Police to deploy drones to aid in fight against crime in southern Israel


Police seize thousands of grams of illicit drug, tens of thousands of shekels in Bat Yam

In a separate incident on Thursday, police investigated a shooting in Ramle that killed one person and seriously injured another.

Illicit drugs seized by Israel Police in Bat Yam on May 20, 2026.

Rabbi stabbed to death inside Bnei Brak study hall while learning with teenage son

Security footage reportedly showed the suspect fleeing as police launched a manhunt and opened an investigation.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Iranian gov't paid Romanian men to carry out stabbing attack on UK-based journalist, court told

They had "committed a planned attack preceded by reconnaissance, and which was ordered by a third party acting on behalf of the Iranian state," the prosecutor said.

Police officers work as people gather outside the Old Bailey after British police officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of the 2022 murder of Chris Kaba, in London, Britain, October 21, 2024.

Four arrested after police receive warning of suspected terror plot near Hadera

All four suspects were arrested at the scene and were being transferred for questioning at the Hadera police station.

Closeup of arrested hands with handcuffs.

‘Settler violence’: A buzzword used to single out Israel - opinion

Settler violence is frequently deployed as a label that implies state responsibility.

Palestinians throw stones at Jewish settlers as they establish a pastoral outpost at the site where Jewish settler Yehuda Sherman was murdered, near the village of Beit Mirin north of Nablus in the West Bank.

Rama council head convicted in protection-money extortion case

The case centered on the collection of protection money from factory owners in the Rama area.

MONEY SEIZED by the police.

Head of village council, deputy, shot in Arab village Jadeidi-Makr

Police Commissioner Danny Levi said the shooting “crossed a red line,” calling it a direct attack on elected officials and the rule of law.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Musician Yuval Vilner named as suspect in alleged rape of Shaylee Atary, Naama Shahar

In March, the court had temporarily barred publication of his name, holding off on disclosure due to claims that publication could trigger a suicidal act. 

Israeli singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener, who recently revealed she was raped several years ago, protests alongside supporters outside a court hearing of her alleged rapist in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2026.

Police thwart attempted motorcycle theft in Bat Yam, arrest two suspects

Police arrested two suspects, including a minor and an illegal resident, after thwarting an attempted vehicle theft in Bat Yam.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Criminal networks in Negev, Galilee tighten grip on Israel’s economy, infrastructure

The CEO of Shomer HaHadash described a wide-reaching system of economic and security-related crime, including theft of water, electricity, and fuel.

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.