Gedera

Contradictory testimonies between police officers during a protest in Gedera led to a driver's acquittal on reckless driving and threat charges.

Police closed a club near Gedera for 15 days after the owner concealed a violent brawl that occurred over the weekend, violating licensing terms.

Parents of a special education kindergarten in Gedera raise alarm over security breaches, leading to a sharp clash with a local education official who dismissed their concerns.

Police arrested four members of a car theft ring in the Lachish region. The arrests come as national statistics reveal a 27% drop in vehicle thefts compared to the same period in 2024.

The Central District Court in Lod sentenced Barakat Abu Assa on Wednesday to 21 years in prison for rape under aggravating circumstances, child abuse, and breaking into the home of a Gedera resident. In addition to the prison term, he was ordered to pay 200,000 shekels in compensation to the victim.

Three years later: The court sentenced a Tel Sheva resident who broke into a family's home in the dead of night and raped the woman. Last April, he was convicted of aggravated rape, child abuse, and breaking and entering. This morning, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison and ordered to pay 200,000 shekels in compensation to the victim. "He told me that if I didn't be quiet, he would kill me,"...

More than three years after he broke into the apartment of a mother in Gedera in the dead of night, bound her in front of her three children, threatened to murder her, dragged her into the MAMAD, raped her and left her tied up until her 4-year-old son freed her — the Central District Court in Lod will sentence Barakat Abu Essa, who was convicted of all the offenses attributed to him