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Grenade terror continues: Blast rocks Holon building, devices found in Hadera and Tel Aviv

A fragmentation grenade exploded in a Holon apartment building, while unexploded devices were found in Hadera and north Tel Aviv; police say the incidents are criminal as a recent wave of grenade attacks, shootings and arson attempts continues

Maya Cohen, Eitan Glickman | 08.10.26

שלושה קטינים מכנופיית SSQ שודדים בעל עסק בת"א

Three teens charged with robbing central Israeli sex shop and assaulting owner

Police say the 15- and 16-year-olds first tried to break in with an iron bar, then returned hours later, demanded cash and attacked the owner when he refused

Maya Cohen | 08.06.26

שתי נערות שהתייתמו מהורה בגלל האלימות בחברה הערבית

‘My dream is Mom’: 114 children orphaned by murder in Arab society in 2026

Families describe nightmares, poverty and fear as support groups struggle to meet soaring demand and experts warn traumatized children could be pulled into the cycle of violence

Shira Kadri-Ovadia | 07.28.26

Defense Minister Katz visits jailed settler accused of tying Palestinian by genitals

Katz held an hourlong meeting with Tal Yinon Dardik, who has been on hunger strike for 20 days after refusing house arrest away from his farm; Dardik denies involvement in nationalist violence

Elisha Ben Kimon, Idan Bloemhof | 07.25.26

US Embassy warns Americans in Israel of 'sharp rise' in organized crime violence

Alert cites grenade and stun-grenade attacks on homes, vehicles and businesses linked to a feud between the Jarushi and Mosli crime organizations, urging Americans to stay vigilant in Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Herzliya

Itamar Eichner | 07.22.26

'Normalization of hate paves way for violent acts': man beaten nearly to death in Germany over Israeli flag pin

Prosecutors are investigating attempted murder after a 65-year-old was kicked in the head and seriously wounded in an alleged Islamist, anti-Israel attack in Bavaria

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 07.22.26

Dozens of Tel Aviv scouts injured as dispute over shirt erupts into mass brawl | Watch

Argument over allegedly stolen shirts during end-of-year trip in Tzipori Forest escalates into fight involving dozens of teens; parents and counselors hurt trying to stop it

Nina Fox | 07.12.26

Today's hitman did not emerge by chance

Opinion: As organized crime grows more sophisticated through global finance and technology, Israel's reactive approach is leaving a growing national threat unchecked

Liran Segal | 07.09.26

‘He killed him, slaughtered him’: videos reveal grisly murder of Israeli businessman

Dashcam and street-camera footage led police to suspects in the killing of Yoav Gilboa, who was stabbed at least 59 times before his body was set on fire, according to an indictment

Eitan Glikman | 07.02.26

Israel’s undeclared war: when organized crime becomes a national security threat

Opinion: As car bombings and shootings spread through Israeli streets, the public safety threat posed by criminal gangs increasingly demands a national security response

Liran Segal | 07.01.26

City of Umm al-Fahm will shut its schools to prevent visit by Knesset lawmaker

Religious Zionist lawmaker Tzvi Sukkot, who has accused the schools of inciting violence , said he planned to visit to 'examine the curriculum'; City's local parents and popular committees condemn ' false and unacceptable accusations directed at our schools'

Hassan Shaalan | 06.28.26

Plea deal for Israeli consulate worker accused of attempted murder in Manhattan

Yonatan Maimon, once charged with attempted murder over a 2023 Soho incident, received community service and probation as victims criticize the reduced charges and lenient outcome

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.25.26

Meta reduced content moderation and threats of violence, hate speech jumped fourfold

New report claims that since Meta reduced its automated filtering, enforcement on its platforms, the volume of threats, harassment and hate speech has skyrocketed; Researchers point to combination of broader 'freedom of expression' policies and increased exposure to political content

Raphael Kahan | 06.10.26

France, UK and allies sanction Israeli settlers over West Bank violence

Paris says it has barred Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, settler leaders and violent settlers, while London targets networks it says finance and enable attacks on Palestinians

Reuters | 06.09.26

הסופר האיראני חמיד אספי שהוכה קשות בדירתו באיראן

'Beaten until unconscious, not a single bone left intact: Testimony of new wave of repression in Iran

Harsh testimonies published in The Guardian point to wave of arrests and abuses of prisoners, journalists and protesters since the outbreak of the war; according to the testimonies, torture, beatings, starvation, denial of medical treatment and even deaths in custody are taking place

ynet | 06.03.26