Violence

Court extends detention of sixteen minors arrested for Independence Day murder of Yemano Zalka

The decision, which approved the State Attorneys' request to extend the minors' decision until further notice, followed an extensive hearing at the Central District Court.

PEOPLE GATHER outside a court in Lod, calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, on May 10, 2026.
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, illustrative.

Herzog calls out 'brutalization' in Israeli society, Ben-Gvir says he is 'not fit to be president'

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.

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

 Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

Jerusalem Day violence exposes dangerous culture of impunity in Israel - opinion


At least two dead, four others injured in southern Spain shooting

The two people who had died were related to the man suspected of carrying out the shooting, a Civil Guard police spokesperson said, without going into further detail.

(Illustrative) Tel Aviv City Hall displays the Spanish flag following a deadly terror attack in Barcelona, 17 August, 2017

‘Settler violence’: A buzzword used to single out Israel - opinion

Settler violence is frequently deployed as a label that implies state responsibility.

Palestinians throw stones at Jewish settlers as they establish a pastoral outpost at the site where Jewish settler Yehuda Sherman was murdered, near the village of Beit Mirin north of Nablus in the West Bank.

‘The New York Times’ and the grotesque NGO ‘halo effect’ - opinion

Politicized NGOs and sympathetic media outlets continue amplifying unverified claims against Israel as fact.

Writer Nicholas D. Kristof poses for photographers on the red carpet as he arrives for the TIME 100 Gala in Manhattan, New York, US, April 26, 2016.

Veteran Israel Air Force commanders abused young commanders, military police reveal

Investigators found that the older commanders were inflicting "initiation ceremonies" on younger commanders, in which they were beaten and degraded.

THE ISRAEL AIR FORCE opened a new Special Forces Wing (Wing 7) in mid-July to increase the operational effectiveness of the IAF

The murder of Yemanu Zelka: A chilling reflection of Israel’s growing violence - opinion

We are surrounded by violence that is intensifying without anyone stopping it.

PEOPLE GATHER outside a court in Lod, calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, on May 10, 2026.

Ben-Gvir demands urgent action to expel illegal immigrants in southern Tel Aviv and beyond

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for urgent action to expel illegal immigrants from southern Tel Aviv, citing rising crime and security issues.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026.

What happens when Israelis turn on each other? - opinion

How have we become a society that teaches youth that acting violently against someone you disagree with is okay?

People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 25, 2026.

Toronto Police charge teenager in shooting of two synagogues

The suspect has been charged with two counts of discharging a firearm into a place, two counts of mischief to property, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and more.

Police seek public aid to identify suspect who shot at two Toronto area synagogues, May 1, 2026.

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

Study after study has warned that prolonged instability, trauma, isolation, and disrupted schooling harm children’s mental health, weaken belonging, and can surface in violence.

Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Assault outside synagogue, rock thrown through Judaica shop window raise Toronto Jews’ concerns

Both incidents took place in broad daylight, with no suspects having yet been identified in either case.

Aleph Bet Judaica, seen after a rock was thrown at its window on Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026.