Society

Police in Kiryat Malachi arrested a local resident suspected of stealing holiday food vouchers worth 2,250 shekels from the welfare department offices in Bnei Ayish.

A 26-year-old Kfar Saba man was indicted for a systematic, year-long campaign of online harassment and death threats targeting multiple minors using fake social media accounts.

Two suspects from Ar'ara in the Negev were arrested red-handed while extorting 50,000 shekels from a man under threats to publish sensitive personal materials.

A 40-year-old Netanya resident faces 16 criminal charges for threatening and assaulting neighbors, and smashing the windows of 16 vehicles near the beachfront with a stone.

A naked man roaming near Netanya caused panic and attempted to open parked cars. When municipal police arrived, he attacked an officer, who responded with punches. The incident was caught on video.

A Rishon LeZion resident received a suspended sentence and community service for harassing Family Court Judge Oved Elias with late-night calls and dozens of messages.

A truck driver was acquitted of causing a fatal accident on Highway 5, as the court cited investigative flaws and ruled that the victim likely stumbled backward.

The Israel Police received approval from Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to request an extension for crime boss Eyal Nagar, detained for 30 days and refusing to cooperate.

Israel Police are concluding the investigation into Yan Shmal, who allegedly injected anesthetics into Prinook products in Jerusalem and returned them to store shelves.

Farmers in the northern moshav of Ramat Tzvi are fiercely resisting protection racket extortion demands. Backed by the Ad Kan organization, the community has united to reject threats and combat the rising wave of agricultural crime.

Nidal Daghar was sentenced to life in prison plus four years and fined 258,000 shekels for the aggravated murder of Rasha Sityawi in Maghar. The court ruled that forcing her young daughter to witness the execution warrants a separate consecutive sentence for child abuse.

Police in Tel Aviv arrested a 45-year-old Haifa resident suspected of committing indecent acts at Geula Beach. Records show he was recently investigated for a similar offense.

Three Nazareth residents were arrested overnight on suspicion of involvement in a recent double murder. The arrests follow a wave of violent crime in the city, prompting a large-scale police crackdown on local gangs.

A senior police official details the transformation of Israel's criminal landscape, noting the decline of traditional Jewish crime families and the rise of Arab syndicates alongside changing alliances.

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox extremists protested in Jerusalem against light rail construction, clashing with police who used stun grenades and water cannons. Construction damage has reached half a billion shekels.

A visually impaired Holon resident was violently attacked by a stranger while walking his guide dog after being told to clean up waste. Nearly a month later, despite security cameras and eyewitness testimony, the suspect remains at large, raising fears among the blind community.

Adir Habani admitted in court that a past sexual incident with ex-partner Ola Kravchenko was rape. The testimony came during a defamation trial in Tel Aviv.

Family of the late Eldar Dayan protested outside the Dimona police station, demanding a renewed probe into his death. Dayan was found dead in August following a disappearance, and his relatives slammed severe police failures and investigative omissions.

The Lod District Court convicted Eliran Levi and Tsali Tantser of attempted murder after 12 bullets were fired at a father and his children near Shefayim.

An indictment will soon be filed against a 57-year-old foreign national suspected of a serious stabbing on Doron Street in southern Tel Aviv last week.

An unexploded IDF stun grenade was found near a Kfar Shmaryahu businessman's home. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv police arrested a 33-year-old fugitive suspect linked to a gang involved in a violent grenade attack in Or Yehuda.

The Haifa District Court sentenced Fares Asleh to 11.5 years in prison in a plea deal for assisting in the murder of his cousin Salah Asleh, dropping premeditated murder charges.

Israeli tax authorities are investigating a father, daughter, and their accountant for allegedly concealing 3.3 million shekels in income. The Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court released them under restrictive conditions as the investigation continues.

A two-year-old toddler was hospitalized in Netanya with suspected cocaine traces in his body, prompting police to arrest his father on suspicion of child neglect and drug supply.

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced Haim Tajar to four years in prison for shooting at rescue forces, critically injuring 22-year-old police officer Hodia Hailperin.

Tel Aviv North police have thwarted five car thefts and arrested five undocumented West Bank residents, including a minor, in operations across the northern neighborhoods of the city this week.

Tel Aviv District Court sentenced senior real estate analyst Shay Lipman to 18 months in prison and a 275,000 shekel fine for insider trading, securities fraud, and breach of trust.

Three indictments filed in Tel Aviv highlight a surge in beach thefts targeting unattended smartphones and valuables at popular coastal spots like Frishman, Bograshov, and Jerusalem beaches.

Prosecutors filed indictments in two separate violent stabbing incidents, including a dispute over loud music in Tverya and a customer attacking a bank employee in Yaffo.

The Police Internal Investigations Department filed an indictment against off-duty Border Police soldier Lior Levi for assault causing actual bodily harm following a road rage incident near the al-Zaim checkpoint.

The Tiberias Magistrate's Court sentenced tactical store owner Haron Sabihi to 16 months in prison for trafficking imitation firearms. The judge declared that the era of lenient fines for blank pistols and airsoft guns is over.

The State Attorney's Office has appealed to the Supreme Court to significantly increase the 17-year prison sentence of Uri Alfi, who manipulated fathers into sexually abusing their children.

Three brothers from Rahat have been indicted at the Beersheba District Court for the murder of a local resident and subsequent obstruction of justice, which included tampering with evidence in front of police officers.

A major public company in southern Israel pays hundreds of thousands of shekels to a security firm to fend off protection rackets, but reports that no guards ever show up at its facilities.

Tel Aviv police arrested two minors, aged 13 and 15, on suspicion of breaking into a local school and causing property damage. The suspects were released by the Youth Court to three days of house arrest.

An indictment has been filed against a father from the Shfela region for serving cannabis-laced cookies to his minor children, leading to the hospitalization of his 15-year-old son.

The Israel Police arrested three suspects for throwing a fragmentation grenade at a Japanika restaurant branch in Rosh Pinna. The chain is owned by Beitar Jerusalem owner Barak Abramov.

Israel Police arrested three suspects in connection with a July grenade attack on a Japanika restaurant in Rosh Pinna, linked to an ongoing conflict between the Musli and Jarushi crime families.

Taisia Zamolotsky, a key complainant in the "Social Games" affair, has threatened rapper Ron Nesher with a defamation lawsuit over implied extortion claims made in a recent podcast interview.

Erez Aviad Cohen, a 37-year-old Holon resident suspected of sexual offenses against minors, has been released from Abu Kabir detention under restrictive conditions despite recent police claims of stronger evidence.