Assault

Four Israeli police officers indicted for assaulting three men during roadside stop

The charge alleges that the defendants acted together and caused bodily injuries to two of the three complainants. The investigation was conducted by PID’s northern team.

Police hold a situational assessment at the scene of a violent outbreak in east Jerusalem on August 22, 2026.
Wearing a habit and other religious symbols, nuns in Jerusalem are not able to hide their identity, making them a target of hate crimes.

Man who attacked Jerusalem nun acquitted due to mental illness, hospitalized for up to six years

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin

Tel Aviv beach promenade, August 09, 2026.

Netanya youth attacked by group of 20 teenagers in Eilat after refusing to give away cigarette


Man wearing Star of David kicked, beaten, nearly thrown off tram in Germany by unknown attacker

A man was insulted, kicked, and beaten twice in Erfurt, Germany, after an attacker saw his Star of David. Police are searching for the suspect.

A police car in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany; illustrative.

Pro-Palestinian crowd in California beats hostage’s cousin for speaking Hebrew

Ariel Marciano, cousin of slain Gaza hostage Guy Illouz, was assaulted, pepper-sprayed, and threatened at Santa Monica Pier for speaking Hebrew.

A Santa Monica Police Department patrol car driving along the Santa Monica Pier, California, July 29, 2025; illustrative.

Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony charges of assaulting police

A Los Angeles judge set bail at $75,000 and said the "Old Town Road" singer must attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Lil Nas X poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute with this year's theme 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion' in New York City, New York, U.S., May 6, 2024.

Ohio man pleads guilty to assaulting students because they were Jewish

Timur Mamatov, 20, pleaded guilty to assaulting two Jewish OSU students in a hate crime that left both hospitalized with serious injuries, the DOJ said Friday.

Timur Mamatov, 20, pled guilty to assulting OSU students because of their Jewish identity.

‘You want more?’ Border Police officer indicted for assaulting journalist

Police assaulting journalists has become an increasingly common trend in Israel in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War.

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

British woman issues warning after suspected encounter with Devil's Breath, 'world's scariest drug'

The tasteless and odourless drug has been used by criminal groups to target victims for rape, theft and, according to some reports, forced harvesting of organs.

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Florida State University suspends student for shoving, verbally abusing Jewish peer

The student - Eden Deckerhoff - was seen shouting "f*** Israel, free Palestine, you're an ignorant f***ng son of a bi***" at a student wearing an IDF shirt.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a gathering nearby Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., July 26, 2024.

New victim testimony links Tel Aviv man to multiple assaults

Despite the troubling similarities between the victims' testimonies, the prosecution has only attributed one attack to Fadlon so far. The reason: a lack of conclusive evidence.

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Man arrested for threatening, spitting on female soldier in Jerusalem

The soldier tried to escape into a nearby business, but the suspect chased after her and threatened her, saying, “I will kill you tomorrow.”

 Footage of IDF soldier spit and threatened by Jerusalem man.

US singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to lesser assault charge in UK court

US singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to 2023 assault charge on a music producer after being arrested in Manchester on Friday.

 U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer at the Tape nightclub in central London in 2023, walks outside the Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, July 11, 2025