Israeli police

Israel's war within: As murders mount, the Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

With a record wave of killings, organized crime and fear are tearing at the fabric of Israel’s Arab sector, with critics accusing the government and police of failing to stop the violence

Arab-Israeli protesters hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv to draw attention to the rising crime rates in their community on January 31. Premium
Illustrative: Hand grenade -  A member of the Popular Resistance Committee holds up a grenade during a rally in Gaza City, 27 April 2006.

Two Bat Yam residents charged in Japanika grenade attack linked to gang dispute

Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Israeli ex-security officials contact Abbas as potential Segalovitz move attracts Jewish candidates

Israel Police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.

Police detain two in connection to disappearance of Dimona resident Eldar Dayan, suspect abduction


Flag march proceeds as police try to minimize violence

Israeli police tried to maintain law and order and keep clashes from taking place during the annual Jerusalem Day flag march.

Thousands of Jewish wave the Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day in downtown Jerusalem, May 29, 2022.

Two police dolls with swastikas hung in Beit Shemesh

In addition, a doll in the image of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion was hung in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in protest of the light rail.

The southern entrance to Beit Shemesh

Three takeaways from NSO-police spying controversy - analysis

Many public officials and hi-tech experts have demanded legislation to enforce clearer limits on future police use of hacking technologies so it's not left to the personal discretion of investigators.

 A police officer uses a radar speed gun to track drivers in violation of the speed limit, 2022

In recent NSO affair, who will public believe: police or press? - analysis

The solution to an abuse of technology is not to ban the technology, but to effectively regulate it.  

 A man walks past the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021

Palestinian hit by vehicle in Israeli police service dies of injuries

The relative, Hazem al-Hathalin, said Suleiman al-Hathalin was struck deliberately by the truck, which "ran him over with its front and back wheels" before driving away.

 Israeli soldiers stand guard between Jewish settlers and Palestinians from the West Bank village of Burqah on December 23, 2021.

Israeli-Arabs are entitled to law and order

The Israeli government must act against the fear of violence and crime that hangs over majority Israeli-Arab towns.

 Israeli police at a temporary checkpoint in Gilboa area, as they search for the six Palestinian fugitives who escaped from a high security prison in Northern Israel yesterday.  September 7, 2021.

Building evacuated in Holon collapses

Some 16 families were removed from a building in Holon after an explosion was heard and cracks were discovered in the building.

 Collapsed building in Holon

IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fired at Israel

Riots and attacks broke out across the West Bank following the recapture of two escaped Gilboa prisoners.

 An aerial photo of a Hamas storage site near multiple schools targeted by the IDF. September 11, 2021.

Arab activists: Police not doing enough to combat crime

“We don’t need enhancement or reform. Instead, we need a process of rebuilding. We cannot build on what has already failed."

ARAB ISRAELIS demonstrate against violence, organized crime and killings in their communities, outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem in 2019.

Break-ins reported at homes of two N12 reporters within 24 hours

"I knew that if he managed to break in - that would be the end of me, that there was a possibility that I would end my life here or be assaulted," reporter Almaz Mangisto wrote on Saturday.

N12 reporter Yair Sherki speaks during the conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Tel Aviv on September 5, 2019.