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Police: northern Israel man fires gun at brother, kills daughter, 9, instead

Lila Jahjaha dies at Hillel Yaffe after arriving with a gunshot wound to the head; police arrest her father and another suspect, alleging relatives washed the scene and hid the weapon

Hassan Shaalan, Israel Moshkovitz, Eitan Glikman | 05.27.26

After-wedding ambush leaves northern mayor seriously wounded in suspected hit

Police say the gunman arrived on a scooter, shot the deputy first and then seriously wounded council head Suheil Malham before fleeing; both were evacuated to Galilee Medical Center as officers searched for suspects

Hassan Shaalan | 05.18.26

Man shot dead in northern Israel

Police said the shooting appeared to be criminal in nature; killing brings the number of homicide victims in Israel’s Arab community since the start of the year to 104

Hassan Shaalan | 05.13.26

Drug addicts, constant break-ins and fear: life in Israel’s most dangerous neighborhoods

Residents in Be’er Sheva, Tel Aviv and Ashdod say children cannot walk alone, patrols are scarce and crime keeps returning

Alexandra Lukash | 05.10.26

אחמד סעיד אל-נעאמי שנורה למוות בידי שוטרים ברהט

Unarmed Rahat man shot dead by Border Police during chase

Police say 50-year-old Ahmad Said al-Naami fled in his car, then on foot, resisted arrest and assaulted two officers, who opened fire after feeling their lives were in danger

Hassan Shaalan | 05.09.26

New crime data reveals Israel's most dangerous neighborhoods

Home burglaries rose in 2025 as violence continues to surge, with more than 100 people killed in Arab society in just over four months

Saar Haas | 05.08.26

Teen criminal cases in Israel jump 26%, reversing four-year decline

Knesset data show criminal cases opened against 6,821 high school-age teens in 2024-2025, up 26% from previous school year; separate figures show more minors suspected of serious offenses involving loss of life and sex crimes

Shira Kadari-Ovadia | 05.04.26

Israel’s murder toll doubled in 5 years despite police vows to fight crime

New data shows 147 people were murdered in Israel in 2020, compared with 295 in 2025, as deadly violence became increasingly concentrated in Arab communities and northern and coastal districts; police say they need broader powers

Liran Tamari | 04.29.26

שני נערים הותקפו על ידי 20 ילדים בצפון ת"א

‘I don't leave my house’: youth gangs terrorize south Tel Aviv

Residents say the problem has persisted for years, with many afraid to complain; police say minors’ involvement limits enforcement and broader government action is needed

Maya Cohen | 04.27.26

מחאה מחאות הפגנה הפגנות איראן טהרן 8 בינואר

Arrests and sexual abuse: Iran escalates executions as prisons become front line

Arrests, disappearances, sexual assault in detention and executions of opponents surge as activists warn protesters, women and ethnic and religious minorities face growing danger under Iran’s postwar crackdown

Omid Habibinia/The Media Line | 04.24.26

פרשיית ׳שטח אש׳: מאבק משטרת ישראל בארגוני הפשיעה

Massive crime ring crackdown nets Israeli underground's ‘chief arbitrator’

Police say suspects extorted millions from West Bank residents using threats and explosives; raids across multiple cities led to weapons, cash and vehicles being seized as part of a wide investigation into crime and alleged terror links

ynet | 04.13.26

Arab crime wave surges as Shin Bet signals readiness to step in, police launch new dedicated unit

In Lod alone, 68 people have been killed since 2020; police are launching a dedicated 40-officer unit as local leaders push for Shin Bet involvement to combat organized crime and illegal weapons

Meir Turgeman | 02.21.26

Four wounded in rare shootout and drone grenade attack in northern Israel

The confrontation followed an ongoing dispute between two families in the town of Kfar Kanna that began a day earlier, according to initial information

Hassan Shaalan | 02.21.26

Arab police officers decry weak enforcement as homicides surge in their communities

Officers describe slow investigations, fewer arrests and weaker police presence in Arab towns compared with Jewish cities, while police cite complex investigative challenges and say major resources are being directed to combat organized crime

Hassan Shaalan | 02.18.26

50 murdered in six weeks: man shot dead in Arab town amid crime wave

Jamil Diab from Tamara was pronounced dead at the scene after he was shot in the head; authorities suspect the killing was an act of revenge linked to the fatal shooting last Thursday of Wafaa Awad, 55, a grandmother of 18

Hassan Shaalan | 02.16.26