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Woman accused of posing as man and deceiving women into sexual acts released to house arrest

According to police suspicions, the complainants’ consent to the alleged acts was obtained through deception, as they believed the person with whom they were in a relationship was a man.

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.
Sex-trafficking (Illustrative).

Three arrested in suspected international trafficking network

Border Police found 162 kg of stolen avocados in a car in central Israel.

Border Police arrest suspect, seize 162 kg. of stolen avocados in central Israel farming community

A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026.

Tel Aviv police arrest two in connection to arson attack targeting Japanika branch in Givatayim


Police thwart murder attempt in Israel's North after gunfight with suspect

A police officer was seriously wounded in the incident. Two of the three members were pronounced dead from the gunfire.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.

The government must do more to combat crime in Arab society - opinion

The current situation, which poses a threat to Israeli society as a whole, is not an unavoidable fate.

 POLICE AT the crime scene where a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in Lod, earlier this month. The victims of this failure have names and faces, and their numbers are only increasing, the writers assert.

Former chief rabbi Metzger released on bail after alleged indecent act against minor

Israel Police interrogated ex-Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, previously jailed for bribery, over suspicions of indecent act against minor under 16.

Former chief rabbi Yona Metzger

Trump support can't replace focus on Israel's internal security - editorial

As things move in the international arena, it is important not to take the eye off the goal of internal security.

 (Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

The castle has crumbled: The life of Yitzhak Abergil

Israel's once-powerful crime boss Yitzhak Abergil faces life in prison as Supreme Court rejects his final appeal in Case 512.

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Assassination attempt in Ashkelon leaves one dead and several injured

Police suspect the case, which left a 20-year-old woman dead and a young girl critically injured, may be an assassination attempt on an individual known to the police.

 Crime scene investigators gather outside a crime scene.

Man arrested at B-G Airport for suspected involvement in two-year-old murder case

Israel Police arrested a man at Ben-Gurion for a two-year-old murder case; Police arrested two suspects in connection to a shooting incident in Hadera; Police thwarted a criminal attack in Lod

Illustrative: Police car at night

Two killed, including a teen, as gun violence in Israel continues

In Rahat, a 14-year-old was shot dead and a teen was injured in a conflict between two families, while in Haifa a man was killed in a suspected hit.

 The scene of an attempted murder in Kiryat Haim, April 15, 2023.

12-year-old boy seriously injured in shooting in Jisr-e-Zarka

His cousin was shot dead by Israel Police forces while allegedly attempting to carry out a revenge shooting against the one who had fired at the boy earlier in the evening.

 The scene of a shooting incident in which a 12-year-old was seriously injured in Jisr e-Zarka, October 28, 2022

Five suspects arrested after man killed in Ramle shooting

A second additional murder was also reported in the Arab sector on Sunday morning, in the town of Baka al-Gharbiya.

 Scene of a murder in Ramle, August 27, 2022