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Career criminal with 38 convictions: who is the suspect in crime boss Yanis Yushvaev's killing?

Man held in Yushvaev’s execution has nearly 40 years of arrests and prison terms behind him; he denies involvement as police keep evidence under gag order

Yair Kraus, Liran Tamari | 08.26.26

‘Led a criminal gang in blood feuds': who was the mafia boss gunned down in northern Israel?

Yanis Yushvaev survived an earlier shooting and was repeatedly tied to cases involving gunfire, arson and threats before being killed at point-blank range near Caesarea

Liran Tamari, Eitan Glikman | 08.23.26

Reputed crime boss gunned down in broad daylight at northern Israel gas station

Yanis Yushvaev, a major police target with alleged organized-crime ties, was shot dead in broad daylight as officers launch a helicopter-backed manhunt for the suspects

Eitan Glikman, Liran Tamari | 08.23.26

7-year-old stabbed to death at birthday party in Beit Shemesh; neighbor arrested

Boy’s 4-year-old cousin seriously wounded; police probe suspect’s mental state and possible family dispute as 15-year-old relative who was watching children witnesses attack

Liran Tamari | 08.17.26

Left: A surveillance camera captures the suspect entering the office building before the fatal shooting. Right: Emergency responders and police gather outside the office building in Rishon Lezion where the lawyer was killed

‘I heard a volley of shots’: chilling footage shows suspect calmly walking into lawyer’s office before fatal shooting

Police say alleged killer, 23, shot the Rishon Lezion attorney during a dispute over 15,000 shekels, then fled before surrendering and confessing

Meir Turgeman | 08.05.26

The new proxy: how hostile states exploit organized crime

Analysis: Hostile states and terrorist groups increasingly use existing criminal networks for intelligence, logistics, financing and covert operations, forcing governments to rethink where law enforcement ends and national security begins

Liran Segal | 07.24.26

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

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

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

'Arab Lives Matter': thousands of Arabs and Jews rally in Tel Aviv against crime and violence

Organizers said the rally was part of a broader campaign that will include a planned 'day of disruption' on Tuesday, Feb. 10

Hassan Shaalan | 01.31.26

חאלד אבו סאלח, בעל מאפייה שסגר לאחר שירו לעברה ושדדו אותו

Arab local authorities strike nationwide as Sakhnin residents protest unchecked crime

Widespread shootings, extortion attempts and death threats prompted Arab local authorities to declare a general strike in solidarity with Sakhnin, where residents warn the violence will escalate unless police enforcement improves

Hasn Shalan | 01.22.26

Teen shot dead in front of father as crime crisis continues to plague Arab community

Qasem Asala, 18, from Arab town of Arraba in Lower Galilee, was shot and killed in his car while his father watched; he is the 214th victim of violence in the Arab community this year, with only 18 cases solved

Hassan Shaalan | 10.27.25

Three killed, six injured, three arrested in night of crime across Israel

Lakiya man was shot dead in Tel Sheva in a suspected clan feud; four officers were hurt in a Rahat chase; 24-year-old man was wounded in another Rahat shooting; two men were found slain near Ibtin in what police say was a criminal attack

Hassan Shaalan | 10.17.25