Israeli organized crime

'Mossad Network': Turkish media links $3 billion fraud ring to Israel's intelligence agency

Turkey arrests over 200 suspects in a $3 billion investment scam as local media outlets are aggressively framing the international fraud ring as a covert "Mossad network."

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026|ByYOAV ITIEL

Istanbul police chief, Selami Yildiz, speaks during a press conference Friday, 18th September 2026

Anti-tank missile found in Ramle residential compound during police weapons search

Police found a LAW missile in Ramle and ammunition in Lod on Thursday as part of an operation targeting illegal weapons, amid concerns over military arms reaching criminal groups.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2026|ByHODAYA RAN

Arab-Israeli protesters hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv to draw attention to the rising crime rates in their community on January 31.

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Israel's war within: As murders mount, the Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

With a record wave of killings, organized crime and fear are tearing at the fabric of Israel’s Arab sector, with critics accusing the government and police of failing to stop the violence

AUGUST 31, 2026|ByBEN LYNFIELD

(FILE PHOTO) Israel Police at an Ashdod crime scene, June 21, 2026.

Israeli youths being inducted into criminal organizations at increasing rate - report

"For an expensive night at a club and a hotel stay with all the luxuries, there are boys today who will be willing to cooperate and do whatever is required of them," one figure said.

AUGUST 24, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

21 suspects arrested for money laundering in country-wide police raid

A covert investigation that had been ongoing for months ended on Monday morning after a number of police and Tax Authority investigative units raided dozens of businesses.

MAY 9, 2022ByELIAV BREUER

Mafia boss Shumi Isakov, son, killed in shooting in Israel's North

Isakov had survived a previous attempt on his life in 2004, when unidentified assailants opened fire on him, his younger brother and another individual.

OCTOBER 31, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

SCENE OF THE SHOOTING OF MAFIA BOSS SHUMI IZAKOV IN KIRYAT MOTZKIN

'Arab cities are run by gangs, and the police don't care'

Sada suspects that some police officers may work in cahoots with crime lords. "Whenever we call the police, they come only after the criminals have had enough time to clean their tracks."

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021ByZEV STUB

Protesters clash with Israeli police forces after a shop was demolished by Israeli authorities in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, on June 29, 2021.

Police not doing enough to combat surge in violent crime - Israeli Arabs

The Israel Police are not doing enough to combat violent crime in the Arab sector, Arab Israelis said on Sunday after four more people were killed in the past 48 hours.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH

A demonstrator holds a sign reading "their pain is the responsibility of all of us," as Jewish and Arab Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against police inaction, the surging crime and violence in Arab communities on March 13, 2021.

Police take down leading gang with help of undercover agent

Israel Police took down a gang with the help of a prominent member they had recruited.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

30-year-old known criminal shot in Tel Aviv in suspected assassination

Izzat Hamed was the head of a criminal organization in Jaffa and was reportedly known to the police as someone involved in extortion and bribery-related crimes.

JULY 18, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF