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Ashkelon man indicted for allegedly spying for Iran as cases continue to pile up

Ashkelon man indicted for allegedly spying for Iran as cases continue to pile up

Police say 37-year-old Amir Malka earned several thousand dollars in compensation; Bat Yam mayor appeals to citizens to stop helping Iran, says even...

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Man arrested for chasing people with an axe in an Ashdod park, police say

Man arrested for chasing people with an axe in an Ashdod park, police say

Police say man resisted arrest, tried to attack responding officers and has been taken into custody for interrogation, may be sent to psychiatric...

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Iran’s Khamenei defends hijab as more women flout strict dress code

Iran’s Khamenei defends hijab as more women flout strict dress code

Supreme leader tells women that those who wear the headscarf ‘can progress more than others,’ after conservatives accuse judiciary of...

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Israeli teen indicted on terror charges for allegedly planning ISIS-inspired bombing

Israeli teen indicted on terror charges for allegedly planning ISIS-inspired bombing

Prosecutors allege that 18-year-old from Negev tried to build IEDs, plotted to attack IDF soldiers at Beersheba bus station, after being radicalized...

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Two minors, one a Russian, held in Paris over antisemitic plot

Two minors, one a Russian, held in Paris over antisemitic plot

One suspect, a Chechen who came to French capital with his mother, posted image of himself with knife, vowed to ‘kill Jews in five days’

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Lahav 433 chief to return to work, police say, following stormy interrogation

Lahav 433 chief to return to work, police say, following stormy interrogation

Police commissioner said to pressure head of major crime unit Manny Binyamin to sign off on restrictive release terms so that he could return to his...

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Transportation minister says drivers who use cellphones to face NIS 10,000 fine

Transportation minister says drivers who use cellphones to face NIS 10,000 fine

Ministry, police, road safety authority drawing up list of most deadly traffic violations, said to include driving without a license, speeding, and...

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Dozens arrested in early morning police raid of top crime families in Israel, West Bank

Dozens arrested in early morning police raid of top crime families in Israel, West Bank

Sweep follows year-long operation in which an undercover agent infiltrated the Abu Latif and Hariri criminal organizations to gather evidence on...

01.12.2025 30

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Lahav 433 chief briefly arrested over refusal to sign off on release terms — lawyer

Lahav 433 chief briefly arrested over refusal to sign off on release terms — lawyer

Legal counsel for senior officer under probe rips into cop-probing agency in State Attorney’s Office, says investigator assaulted his client;...

01.12.2025 60

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Knesset to weigh creating special panel to advance stormy media regulation bill

Knesset to weigh creating special panel to advance stormy media regulation bill

Likud MK David Bitan, who heads Knesset body that would usually consider bill, slams special committee as ‘cheapening’ democracy; measure...

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Police raid left-wing event in Haifa, tell activists to remove call for Gaza pullout

Police raid left-wing event in Haifa, tell activists to remove call for Gaza pullout

Organizer says cops threatened to shut down private event in case of ‘provocation’ on stage; police say they came only to ‘maintain public order’

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Police arrest four Tel Aviv clubgoers after they threaten and try to bite cops

Police arrest four Tel Aviv clubgoers after they threaten and try to bite cops

Police shutter club after incident, say disgruntled revelers on hip Rothschild Boulevard sought to obstruct officers called to the scene over brawl

28.11.2025 40

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Chaos at Sde Teiman hearing as ex-facility guard calls High Court chief ‘trash, kapo’

Chaos at Sde Teiman hearing as ex-facility guard calls High Court chief ‘trash, kapo’

Judges eject protesters from hall, resume session without audience after repeat disturbances, including by Likud MK; opposition MKs rail against...

27.11.2025 60

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Settler indicted after allegedly beating Palestinian woman unconscious with club

Settler indicted after allegedly beating Palestinian woman unconscious with club

Ariel Dahari charged with committing two terror-related assaults and damaging a vehicle with racist motive in incidents caught on camera during a West...

27.11.2025 30

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Police forcefully arrest man standing near right-wing protest without clear cause

Police forcefully arrest man standing near right-wing protest without clear cause

Plainclothes officers detain man as demonstrators praise them; police say he disobeyed officers’ orders, ‘reeked of alcohol’

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‘Go home’: Ben Gvir feuds with residents of southern Bedouin town after deadly shooting

‘Go home’: Ben Gvir feuds with residents of southern Bedouin town after deadly shooting

Jawad Abu Assa, whose brother was murdered on Oct. 7, accuses far-right minister of trying to drive a wedge between Jews and Arabs during heated...

26.11.2025 30

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Police said probing whether embattled senior cop tried to promote his relative

Police said probing whether embattled senior cop tried to promote his relative

Manny Binyamin, who heads the Lahav 433 major crimes unit, is also suspected of interfering in a case his unit was investigating, involving a...

26.11.2025 50

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Grieving families blame police as spiking murder rate bleeds through Arab society

Grieving families blame police as spiking murder rate bleeds through Arab society

No community seemingly left untouched with violent crime among Arabs nearing new record high even as arrests of suspects fall, feeding anger and...

25.11.2025 20

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Law enforcement a no-show at Knesset discussions on violence against women

Law enforcement a no-show at Knesset discussions on violence against women

Opposition MKs who led meetings to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women slam Ben Gvir, who was touring prison...

25.11.2025 20

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Firefighters rescue teenage boy hanging from crane in Jerusalem

Firefighters rescue teenage boy hanging from crane in Jerusalem

15-year-old safely extracted after being trapped for hours atop crane, located next to high-rise from which a young man fell to his death a month...

24.11.2025 30

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Police summon journalist for questioning over claim he shoved Sara Netanyahu’s aide

Police summon journalist for questioning over claim he shoved Sara Netanyahu’s aide

Attorney general said to have dropped opposition to investigating Channel 13’s Aviad Glickman over May incident at courthouse

24.11.2025 30

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‘I’m the landlord here’: Ben Gvir tours Bedouin town amid crime wave, sparking anger

‘I’m the landlord here’: Ben Gvir tours Bedouin town amid crime wave, sparking anger

Visit comes as Bedouin leaders protest exclusion from decision-making on spiking Negev violence, despite Arab locales bearing brunt of bloodshed

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Yemen’s Houthis sentence 17 to death over alleged spying for Israel, US, Saudis

Yemen’s Houthis sentence 17 to death over alleged spying for Israel, US, Saudis

Amid large-scale crackdown, charges include recruitment of others that enabled strikes that caused deaths and major damage — a possible...

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Prosecutors to charge teen over alleged role in major West Bank settler attack

Prosecutors to charge teen over alleged role in major West Bank settler attack

Indictment comes as authorities ramp up efforts to combat surging violence by Israeli extremists; teen is 1 of 4 suspects nabbed in arson attack this...

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Fire at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital prompts brief partial evacuation

Fire at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital prompts brief partial evacuation

Jerusalem medical center says no injuries reported; fire service says blaze broke out in laundry room, was quickly brought under control

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Yemenite synagogue in central Israel vandalized, holy books ripped apart

Yemenite synagogue in central Israel vandalized, holy books ripped apart

Mishkan Shalom Synagogue in central Israel says incident is ‘pogrom,’ community member calls it ‘terror attack’; Police open...

23.11.2025 40

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Teenage boy, man killed in Rahat double homicide; police arrest two suspects

Teenage boy, man killed in Rahat double homicide; police arrest two suspects

Law enforcement suspects shooter spurred on by romantic dispute between cousins after he opens fire on family members, striking 5 outside shopping...

21.11.2025 50

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Head of police major crimes unit, suspect in criminal probe, to take weeklong leave

Head of police major crimes unit, suspect in criminal probe, to take weeklong leave

Lahav 433 chief Manny Binyamin’s 7-day break cleared by commissioner, after he was interrogated a second time Wednesday over alleged...

21.11.2025 20

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Seven Druze men, including three Syrians, charged with smuggling arms into Israel

Seven Druze men, including three Syrians, charged with smuggling arms into Israel

Defendants detained alongside 5 soldiers on suspicion of smuggling army-grade weapons to criminals in Israel, during outpouring of Druze into southern...

21.11.2025 20

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Beersheba resident indicted on charges of spying for Iran during military service

Beersheba resident indicted on charges of spying for Iran during military service

22-year-old divulged info about base where he served, though most of what he said was false, prosecutors say; defendant also allegedly hid a gun in...

20.11.2025 40

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Fires in 9 Beersheba buildings lead to teen’s arrest on suspicion of arson

Fires in 9 Beersheba buildings lead to teen’s arrest on suspicion of arson

Fire and rescue investigators say they found evidence of intentional acts in at least two cases

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Rare Nazi Enigma machine auctioned off for almost half a million euros

Rare Nazi Enigma machine auctioned off for almost half a million euros

Machine’s code was famously decoded by Alan Turing and his team, contributing to allied war effort; German Admiral Karl Doenitz ordered...

20.11.2025 20

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Israeli TV network’s office vandalized with threat calling for ‘blood of traitors’

Israeli TV network’s office vandalized with threat calling for ‘blood of traitors’

Channel 13 files complaint with police as broadcast news giants say graffiti is just one instance of ‘persistent, organized and dangerous...

20.11.2025 20

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Prosecutors set to indict Beersheba’s deputy mayor for assaulting Bedouin men

Prosecutors set to indict Beersheba’s deputy mayor for assaulting Bedouin men

City official, apparently angered by Arabic music being played loudly in car, was caught on film beating gas station workers; will have chance to...

19.11.2025 60

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Two men arrested over assault of Arab bus driver in the West Bank

Two men arrested over assault of Arab bus driver in the West Bank

Pair were detained shortly after incident in which they allegedly beat driver for Israeli company as he drove route in West Bank settlement of...

19.11.2025 10

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Former chief rabbi among senior religious officials suspected of extortion

Former chief rabbi among senior religious officials suspected of extortion

Suspects allegedly threatened regional court judge over rulings, face possible indictment as police transfer case to state attorney; lawyers for...

18.11.2025 40

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Man who testified in Histadrut corruption probe dies by suicide

Man who testified in Histadrut corruption probe dies by suicide

Contractor linked to labor union chief found dead in Ben Shemen Forest, days after answering police investigators’ questions

18.11.2025 20

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Man charged with spying for Iran during war, sharing photos of airbase taken by wife

Man charged with spying for Iran during war, sharing photos of airbase taken by wife

Defendant allegedly spied for a year, sharing info gleaned from spouse in reserves; claiming agent sent him Rosh Hashanah gift money, tried to spirit...

16.11.2025 40

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Head of police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit named as senior officer under investigation

Head of police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit named as senior officer under investigation

Manny Binyamin suspected of breach of trust and abuse of authority, allegedly interfered in probe to aid an associate

14.11.2025 60

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Police said to stage fake raid during Ben Gvir tour in mixed city; police deny claim

Police said to stage fake raid during Ben Gvir tour in mixed city; police deny claim

Haaretz reports that supposed criminals who appear detained in video shared by minister were freed after the fact, following ‘governance...

14.11.2025 10

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MK Gotliv appears to break law by naming senior police officer under investigation

MK Gotliv appears to break law by naming senior police officer under investigation

Likud MK accuses justice officials of ‘dangerous corruption’ amid ongoing probe of law enforcement suspect, exposes his identity in defiance of...

13.11.2025 30

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Teen charged with murder, weapons offense over killing of classmate

Teen charged with murder, weapons offense over killing of classmate

Prosecutors say suspect routinely brought a knife with him to school where he stabbed to death Muhammad Marazqa just weeks after first joining...

13.11.2025 40

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Senior police official detained over suspected breach of trust, abuse of authority

Senior police official detained over suspected breach of trust, abuse of authority

Deputy commissioner allegedly interfered in Lahav 433 probe to aid associate; development comes as legal establishment faces separate turmoil over...

13.11.2025 40

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MKs push to end hospital stays for terror detainees, suggest they be given worse care

MKs push to end hospital stays for terror detainees, suggest they be given worse care

Officials paint issue as marginal, with only one security prisoner out of over 9,000 currently hospitalized; doctor warns expanding prison medical...

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Police chief distances himself from court filing against Ben Gvir, in promotion spat

Police chief distances himself from court filing against Ben Gvir, in promotion spat

Danny Levy disavows statements about national security minister in affidavit he co-signed with attorney general, as Ben Gvir holds up promotion of...

13.11.2025 10

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Ex-cop with PTSD dies two weeks after self-immolating outside defense official’s home

Vital Mishayev, 46, was diagnosed with mild-to-moderate PTSD in 2013 but demanded recognition as fully disabled; his case shines light on...

12.11.2025 30

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Police question MK Zvi Sukkot over Sde Teiman base break-in

Far-right lawmaker says probe into last year’s riot a ‘political’ effort to distract from Sde Teiman video leak, says he aimed to defend...

11.11.2025 40

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As evictions resume in East Jerusalem’s Silwan, residents fear their homes will be next

Rights groups warn of more removals in coming weeks after two families booted from homes, amid decades-long legal struggle for control over...

11.11.2025 40

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Histadrut chief Bar-David’s detention extended until Thursday in corruption probe

Judge says in decision that labor federation operated ‘like a private business’; police representative says Bar-David admitted to taking...

10.11.2025 30

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Ben Gvir confronts police brass, demands Kula helm Sde Teiman leak probe

In meeting with police chief and top investigator, national security minister says only government can decide who oversees investigation, as coalition...

10.11.2025 10

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