Car Theft

The Palestinian Authority blamed Israeli authorities for car thefts in a legal defense against a 553 million shekel lawsuit filed by Phoenix Insurance. The court hearing is set for November.

A new Pointer report for the first nine months of 2026 shows a 20% drop in overall vehicle thefts, while electric vehicle thefts rose to 7% and Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva led in incidents.

A new Ithuran study for the first three quarters of 2026 reveals that 56% of car thefts use OBD port hacking. Gush Dan leads thefts, and 367 criminal rings were arrested.

Herzliya police and municipal forces conducted a joint security operation, inspecting over 120 vehicles, issuing micromobility fines, and arresting a car theft suspect.

A 17-year-old Hebron minor was indicted for stealing a Jerusalem car, illegal entry, and a 200 km/h police chase after receiving coordinates via WhatsApp.

A Palestinian charged with car theft in Israel has avoided conviction for two years, remaining in Jerusalem while courts facilitate his pending residency application.

A Bethlehem resident released in the Shalit deal was arrested for masterminding car thefts in Ma'ale Adumim, alongside several other suspects detained in a widening police crackdown.

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.

Detectives from the Petah Tikva station intercepted a car theft, leading to a high-speed chase. The suspects rammed a police vehicle and civilian cars before officers fired at their tires. Two suspects were arrested.

Political commentator Nechama Duek received a dramatic message from the Ituran company while on vacation abroad, and realized that a frantic police chase was underway for her property just minutes before it would have disappeared.

Fahmi Ziadat, who married just a month ago, was killed in a truck collision in the Jezreel Valley. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, a car theft suspect died after crashing into a pole while fleeing police.

The vehicle was stolen from the Katamon neighborhood. The suspect fled, drove against the flow of traffic, and died in a single-vehicle accident at the At-Tur junction. During the pursuit, police forces fired at the vehicle's tires. A police officer and a civilian were lightly injured.

According to the police, the suspect fled in a vehicle stolen from Katamon and drove against the flow of traffic. Police officers fired at the vehicle's tires in an attempt to stop him, but he continued driving until he collided with a pole and a private vehicle at the At-Tur junction. A police officer and a civilian were lightly injured.

Tarek Al-Abid (31) from Kuseife has been charged with forging documents and impersonating others to sell stolen vehicles as legal. The fraud continued after the sale, as he would arrange for the vehicles to be stolen again and transferred to the Palestinian Authority.

Two suspects were arrested in two separate cases of car theft from Ashkelon and Ashdod. A resident of Shuafat was arrested near the Sorek interchange on suspicion of stealing a Kia Sportage, and in another case, an illegal resident was arrested at the Qalqilya checkpoint after a vehicle stolen in Ashdod was found abandoned in the Modiin area.

A 19-year-old man is accused of fleeing in a stolen vehicle near Jerusalem, ramming a patrol car and injuring a policewoman. After his vehicle was stopped, he fled on foot and was wounded by gunfire during the pursuit. Despite his injury, he continued his escape until he was located inside another vehicle, which he was attempting to steal. On that same day, he attempted to steal three vehicles in...

Drivers whose cars were stolen and damaged in an accident discover that the claim is recorded in their insurance history, even though they were not driving the vehicle. The result: an increase of about 15% in the policy and even a risk that companies will refuse to insure them.

The Jerusalem District police prosecution filed an indictment against a 27-year-old East Jerusalem resident suspected of two vehicle thefts and an attempted theft in the city.