Police

Knesset passes law placing internal police investigations under Justice Ministry's authority

The legislation was passed with 43 lawmakers in favor and 39 against after a lengthy plenum debate. It was sponsored by Likud MK Moshe Saada.

MK Yulia Malinovsky, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and MK Simcha Rothman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 10, 2026.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, November 3, 2025.

A-G deputies warn Ben-Gvir over alleged pattern of blocking police promotions

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters demonstrate against the arrest of ultra orthodox jewish men who took part in a protest outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and were later handed over to the military police, outside the police station in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026.

WATCH: Haredim protest in Jerusalem, central Israel over detention of draft dodgers

Riot police line up as they confront members of the anti-immigration vigilante group known as Operation Dudula, which means "push back" in Zulu confronting police officers during a protest near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025.

At least 12 killed, nine wounded, in Johannesburg shooting, South African police say


Police: No grounds to reopen 'Party Games' sex crime investigation into Eyal Golan

This announcement follows Maj.-Gen. Balat's directive last week to freeze the investigative completions initially considered under the framework of the affair.

Israeli singer Eyal Golan performs at Hayarkon park in Tel Aviv, October 25, 2025.

Eilat Police officer indicted for allegedly falsifying traffic tickets

In addition, a Tel Aviv resident discovered last week that he had received 63 tickets for riding a scooter without a helmet, none of which had been sent to him.

Police patrol on Road 1 near Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026.

Shin Bet, police bust east Jerusalem terror cell headed by PFLP terrorist in France

Five PFLP-linked east Jerusalem residents were arrested in November and December of 2025 for questioning after they were suspected of having been recruited by Salah Hamouri, a senior PFLP terrorist.

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City.

Retired police officer awarded for bravery during Tree of Life shooting

Former Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officer Daniel Mead approached the building and the shooter before being shot in the hand.

Daniel Mead with US Attorney Rivetti, Officer Smidga, Tree of Life survivors, and PBP Chief Lando.

Police arrest two in raid on Rehovot cannabis nursery, seize hundreds of plants

The police stated that the operation had come after weeks of investigations, and that the two suspects were thought to have been involved both in growing the drugs and in dealing them.

MARIJUANA SEIZED during a raid on a Rehovot nursery.

Kiryat Ono gymnastics coach arrested on suspicion of years-long sexual crimes against minor

Police opened an investigation three days earlier after receiving a complaint concerning suspected sexual offenses committed against the young trainee.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Anti-draft ultra-Orthodox protesters vandalize police cars in Jerusalem after draft dodger arrested

Officers from the station, as well as members of the police's Special Patrol Unit and Border Police, prevented the protesters from entering and dispersed them "through the usage of force."

Anti-IDF haredi activists Jerusalem Faction activists block the road under Jerusalem's Chords Bridge, April 29, 2026.

Jewish youths detained after forcing entry to Temple Mount for Shavuot sacrificial ritual

Police further stated that soldiers pursued them, caught them, and quickly removed them from the Temple Mount before detaining them for questioning.

Jews visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026.

Belgrade protests turn violent, police fire tear gas as crowd demands president's resignation

People crowded into Slavija Square in a fresh eruption of demonstrations against corruption that started with a deadly roof collapse a year and a half ago.

Riot police stand guard, during a student-led protest demanding snap parliamentary elections, as Serbia's anti-corruption movement enters a new phase, following the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people in 2024, in Belgrade, Serbia, May 23, 2026.

Man wanted for questioning lights himself on fire as police arrive in Herzliya

The suspect was evacuated to a hospital in serious condition, with police opening an inquiry into the circumstances of the incident.

A display of new firefighting vehicles outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 31, 2013.