Crime in Israel
Tel Aviv University faculty demand naming professor convicted of sexual harassment
In the letter, the faculty members also criticized the weight they believed was given to the professor's scientific contribution when determining the punishment.
Bnei Brak man charged with smashing wine bottle into wife’s face, breaking two of her teeth
Sex offender under supervision indicted for raping woman in Tel Aviv apartment
Israel Police arrest five suspects in alleged NIS 16 million WhatsApp cryptocurrency fraud scheme
Submarine Affair: Communications adviser Tzahi Liber convicted of brokering bribes
The judge treated the transactions as one continuing course of criminal conduct. Liber was therefore convicted of one count of each of the three offenses.
Israel Police arrest four women in tax-refund scam that hit some 500 victims
Three of the suspects worked at a legitimate tax-refund firm, police say, steering clients’ fees into private accounts and cashing out their pensions
Fire extinguishers stolen, emptied in streets as suspected TikTok challenge spreads in Netanya
Police questioned about 15 teenagers in Netanya over suspected fire extinguisher thefts linked to a TikTok challenge, warning of serious fire risks.
Weapons, millions of shekels in drugs seized by police in major blow to Abu Latif syndicate
Alongside the weapons, explosive bricks, a standard IDF explosive device, and dozens of remote triggering systems for explosives were located.
Israeli court orders charity officials to repay NIS 1.85 million over diverted cancer donation
Seven charity officials must repay NIS 1.85 million after a court found that funds intended for children with cancer were diverted to another cause.
Police arrest four in suspected financial crimes linked to Israeli Premier League soccer team
Dozens of the team’s current and former players are expected to be summoned for questioning, while the offenses involve millions of shekels connected to a soccer team.
Five Palestinian teens arrested over suspected formation of West Bank terror cell
According to police, the group organized as an illegal military force whose members threw Molotov cocktails and stones at Israeli vehicles, roads, and settlement locations in the area.
Police indict Israeli citizen for plotting terror attack in Jerusalem, pledging allegiance to ISIS
The 18-year-old is suspected of serious offenses against national security, membership in a terrorist organization, and preparing to commit a terrorist act.
Palestinian West Bank resident arrested for filming Bnei Brak light rail, posing as Israeli
Police said the suspect had previously been involved in security-related incidents and was suspected of participating in terrorist attacks targeting Israelis.
Five suspects held, six released as Ramla assault investigation expands
The victim, a Ramla resident, was lightly injured in the alleged attack on Sunday afternoon.