Prosecution

The Jerusalem District Court ruled that murder charges against Agam Tzarfati and Shilat Chuta will be reduced to aiding and abetting in the killing of Benayahu razi.

Defense attorneys in the Gaza smuggling trial have petitioned the Beersheba District Court to dismiss the indictment, citing severe delays and missing investigative materials.

The State Attorney's Office urged the court to maintain Carol Fassler's hit-and-run conviction for the 2023 death of three-year-old Rafael Adana in Netanya, seeking a harsher prison sentence.

Indictments were filed against three Negev residents for supplying weapons to the terrorist behind the deadly Beersheba central station shooting, which killed Border Police officer Shira Chaya Suslik.

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment against 25-year-old Eliezer Eliesko from Beit Dagan for online sex offenses against minors aged 10 to 13.

The Netherlands has enacted a strict ban on trade involving products from Israeli settlements, with violators facing up to six years in prison. The measure targets agricultural goods, though enforcement is expected to be complex.

A military court sentenced three Palestinians to 70 months in prison for throwing firebombs at a West Bank outpost trailer in 2021, rejecting the prosecution's 14-year demand over a missing nationalist motive.

The Jerusalem District Court indicted Eliran Salmi from Beit Shemesh for the attempted murder of his ex-wife's partner, after stabbing him five times.

The State Attorney's Office filed a severe indictment against a 19-year-old homeless man for kidnapping minors, threatening passersby, and brandishing a knife.

Prosecutors requested 17 years in prison for Prof. Menachem Alkalai, convicted of 10 counts of rape by deception against nine patients. His defense asked for a lesser, single-digit sentence.

The Jerusalem District Court ruled that Linor Sasson, mother of a murder defendant, will remain in detention. Sasson faces charges of accessory after the fact and obstruction of justice in the Binyahu Razi case.

Israel Police have closed investigations into complaints against Channel 14 regarding broadcast statements, leading the state to request the dismissal of Supreme Court petitions.

The State Attorney's Office has closed the sexual assault investigation against Tel Aviv musician Yuval Vilner, citing insufficient evidence. Complainant Shai-Li Atary criticized the decision.

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment in the Haifa District Court against a Tverya resident in his 50s for severe sexual offenses committed against minors two decades ago.

A Ramle magistrates' court acquitted a West Bank resident of illegal entry after he relied on an official Jaffa Sharia court order barring his departure from Israel, creating reasonable doubt.

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.

Almost 20 months after the violent robbery in Ramat Gan, the prosecution is appealing the sentences of Jassan Rimawi and Mahmoud Al-Masri. The two were sentenced to 71 and 70 months in prison, but the state argues these terms are too lenient given the severity of the crime.

The prosecution has filed an indictment against Yonatan Avers for the fatal hit-and-run of Gila Ivgi in Ma'ale Adumim. The family of the deceased expressed disappointment with the lenient charge and concerns regarding potential police interference, which the Israel Police have officially denied.

Police have concluded their investigation into the assault of a 45-year-old man at the 'G-Hotel' pool in Eilat. The suspects allegedly beat the victim, threatened his life, and were found in possession of crystal-type drugs upon arrest.

The indictment in the Buq'ata double murder case charges the defendants with the murder of a witness in a criminal proceeding to obstruct justice. The prosecution alleges the three defendants planned the assassination of Marwan Abu Shahin, a key witness in an extortion case. A private investigator at the scene was killed alongside him.

The State Prosecution filed today (Thursday) a serious indictment with the Central District Court—Lod against a 33-year-old woman from the center and her 43-year-old partner, accusing them of numerous sex offenses against two minor daughters of the defendant, aged 12–8, as well as against two toddlers from the defendant’s family, aged between one and three years.

The Central District Attorney's Office has charged two Modiin residents for their involvement in three criminal incidents last July. The suspects were apprehended following a grenade attack in Ramat Gan, with subsequent evidence linking them to an arson in Netanya and a grenade blast in Rishon LeZion.

After three district court judges unanimously acquitted him, criticizing the lack of evidence and awarding him compensation, a different district court reversed course in a civil suit, ruling the original indictment was "reasonable."

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment against a Palestinian driver, a resident of Dura, who was driving without a license and, according to the allegations, chased passengers in a field near Kibbutz Dvir in the northern Negev.

Businessman and contractor Dudi Appel, who was once one of the most influential figures in Israeli politics and a close associate of Ariel Sharon and Aryeh Deri, broke a long silence last night (Thursday) on the program "The Patriots" on Channel 14. Appel, who was questioned again this week, addressed in detail the sequence of legal matters against him over the last few decades, and claimed firmly...

The defense attorney for the 15-year-old defendant sought to refer the case to mediation to avoid a lengthy evidentiary hearing. The prosecution rejected the request, noting that despite substantial dialogue, the gaps between the parties' positions remain significant and the case requires a full criminal trial.

In one of the recordings collected during the investigation, a child is heard asking their mother: "Is this a policeman?", to which the father replied: "I am not a policeman, I am a criminal." Despite this, the DIPI decided to close the case, claiming that "the criminal process is not an appropriate framework."

Following revelations that the Attorney General and the State Attorney's Office are obstructing the establishment of the new Department of Internal Investigations (DI) and pressuring candidates, Justice Minister Yariv Levin has issued a sharp rebuke. He labeled these actions illegal and argued that the system is desperate to maintain its grip on the police.

Attorney Einat Blenro recalls one of the most difficult cases in her career: a girl who grew up in a closed society and became a victim of systematic abuse by her father, supported by her entire family. “This was not just a legal story, it was a human story,” she says.