Crime

Explosive device found near Ashkelon playground, suspect arrested

Prosecutors say fingerprints and location data linked suspect Osher Peretz to the sophisticated device though he denies building or hiding it.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative
RABBI AMOS GUETTA, murdered on July 1, 2026.

Police arrest suspect in Netanya rabbi's murder as at least three killings recorded in one day

Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

Five Arabs murdered in one day, Israel Police to meet on wave of increased violent crimes

ISRAELIS ARRESTED in the Philippines for suspected immigration violations.

Israelis arrested at Philippines Chabad house for overstaying visas, working without permits


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

Data revealed that more than 700 complaints filed ended in nothing more than a disciplinary hearing, while 42 indictments were filed against offenders, and 21 others faced disciplinary trials.

An Israeli female soldier is seen in an army deployment area near Israel-Gaza border.

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported

An Ashkelon court barred Zohar Regev from entering Gaza for 60 days after police sought a 184-day ban.

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.

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

According to police sources, the drone is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, can fly for tens of kilometers over several hours, and is equipped with day and night surveillance capabilities.

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

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.

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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.