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Police grill Shas minister for alleged funneling of taxpayer money to party paper

Officers interrogate Haim Biton, arrest four others in connection to alleged transfer of public funds to pay employees’ salaries while minister...

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Assailants beat Haredi minister’s son, try to snatch his infant grandson

Assailants beat Haredi minister’s son, try to snatch his infant grandson

Attackers accuse Meir Porush of harming Gur Hasidic rebbe, vow to ‘avenge him’; attack seen as related to inter-party squabbles concerning...

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Smugglers using drones to spirit lion cubs and monkeys into Israel, police say

Smugglers using drones to spirit lion cubs and monkeys into Israel, police say

Officers locate two more monkeys as they probe wildlife trafficking ring suspected of using heavy-duty drones to fly animals across border from Egypt,...

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Security forces foil plot by Arab Israeli to carry out Jerusalem Old City shooting attack

Security forces foil plot by Arab Israeli to carry out Jerusalem Old City shooting attack

Uday Mobarsham. 24, said to have consumed Hamas, ISIS content online; suspect bought rifle, began training; Shin Bet says thwarted attack could have...

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Man shot dead while on way to work in northern Arab town

Man shot dead while on way to work in northern Arab town

Nour al-Din Abdelqader, 27, declared dead by paramedics at scene; Arab community death toll reaches 54 since start of year

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Police raid leading Palestinian bookstore in East Jerusalem for 2nd time in a month

Police raid leading Palestinian bookstore in East Jerusalem for 2nd time in a month

Cops take the keys to the Educational Bookshop, seize several books and briefly detain 61-year-old owner without a warrant

12.03.2025 10

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Northern mayor’s aide arrested for scuffling with education minister’s guards

Northern mayor’s aide arrested for scuffling with education minister’s guards

Adviser to Kiryat Shmona’s Avichai Stern says he wanted to speak to Yoav Kisch about safety risks at schools that require repairs

09.03.2025 20

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Swastikas sprayed over Israeli flag logo on ambulances in Haredi Jerusalem neighborhood

Swastikas sprayed over Israeli flag logo on ambulances in Haredi Jerusalem neighborhood

After responding to call in Mea Shearim, paramedics return to vehicle to find graffiti; Magen David Adom head decries ‘shocking incident that has no...

09.03.2025 20

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Two men killed in separate shooting incidents overnight in Arab towns

Two men killed in separate shooting incidents overnight in Arab towns

One man shot dead at cafe in Zemer, another while driving to work, raising community’s 2025 death toll to 50

09.03.2025 30

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90,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on first Friday of Ramadan

90,000 Muslim worshipers pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa on first Friday of Ramadan

Old City under heavy police presence with some 3,000 cops and border guards deployed in Jerusalem; Israel limited entry of West Bank Palestinians

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Settler extremists said to shatter house windows, cars in West Bank Palestinian village

Settler extremists said to shatter house windows, cars in West Bank Palestinian village

Footage from Sunday night shows one of a dozen masked assailants shouting ‘Ramadan Kareem’ while hurling rock at a house; residents file police...

06.03.2025 20

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Man stabbed to death in suspected terror attack at Haifa bus terminal

Man stabbed to death in suspected terror attack at Haifa bus terminal

Four others hospitalized with moderate to severe injuries; assailant identified as Israeli citizen from Druze community in Shfar’am, reportedly held...

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Teen in critical condition after terror suspect plows car into bus stop, injuring 13

Teen in critical condition after terror suspect plows car into bus stop, injuring 13

Attacker identified as Jamil Zayoud, a 53-year-old Palestinian from the Jenin area of the West Bank who had been living illegally in Israel with his...

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Israeli man indicted for carrying out activities on behalf of Iranian agents

Israeli man indicted for carrying out activities on behalf of Iranian agents

26-year-old resident of Petah Tikva graffitied Hamas inverted red triangle and pro-Iranian messages for pay; agents sought photos of Shin Bet...

27.02.2025 10

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Palestinian prisoners freed after days-long delay as Hamas hands over slain hostages

Palestinian prisoners freed after days-long delay as Hamas hands over slain hostages

Dozens of detainees released to West Bank, Jerusalem before forensic experts verify IDs of the remains; 97 prisoners slated for deportation, among...

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Three people shot dead in two separate incidents overnight in Ramle, Nazareth

Three people shot dead in two separate incidents overnight in Ramle, Nazareth

Nazareth shooting victim’s two brothers also killed in similar incidents, connected to dispute between rival crime families; 45 Arab Israeli murder...

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Terrorist behind deadly bombing falls to his death a week after release under Gaza deal

Hamas’s Nael Obeid helped plan the 2003 Cafe Hillel bombing in Jerusalem, which killed 7 people and injured over 50, in one of the most gruesome...

23.02.2025 40

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Israel delays release of Palestinian security prisoners after Gaza hostages freed

Numerous notorious Hamas terrorists slated to be let go, alongside 445 Palestinians detained in Gaza after October 7; longest-serving inmate to be...

23.02.2025 40

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Israeli citizen detained for months by Palestinian police, in breach of Oslo Accords

Lawyers for 21-year-old Muhammad Odeh say ongoing detention in Nablus ‘puts his life at risk’ as PA holds him without trial; Israeli authorities...

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Taybeh shop owner killed in bombing, man shot dead in Lod as violent crime spikes

5 Israelis killed in criminal incidents over the past 24 hours

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Family, friends fear for fate of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi: ‘He saved our lives’

24-year-old agriculture student came to Israel 2 months before Oct. 7; he deflected grenade thrown at sheltering farmhands; is not slated for release...

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Jerusalem police confiscate Palestinian flags, anti-Zionist posters in Haredi area

Residents of Mea Shearim neighborhood hurl eggs at officers as they work; posters in Hebrew, English, and Arabic bore messages like ‘Jews are...

17.02.2025 20

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Brothers from Galilee indicted for terror bomb plot, supporting Hamas

Police find military garb, binoculars in brothers’ bedroom during raid on their home in Arraba, allege they were preparing for ‘armed...

17.02.2025 30

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Palestinian teen jailed for 18 years for 2023 killing of Border Police officer

Muhammad Zalbani convicted of aggravated murder for fatal stabbing, at age 13, of Staff Sgt. Asil Sawaed, who died from blood loss en route to...

16.02.2025 20

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Hamas says it’ll free hostages as planned; PM’s office implies gaps remain on deal

Terror group, Egyptian media claim ‘obstacles’ threatening to unravel Gaza agreement have been overcome, though Israel denies reports of mobile...

13.02.2025 10

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Lawyers for detained Gaza hospital chief claim he was abused in Israeli custody

Kamal Adwan hospital director beaten with ‘batons and electric shock sticks’ while detained at Sde Teiman, alleges Palestinian rights group; IDF...

12.02.2025 10

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Palestinian booksellers released to house arrest after police raid sparks outcry

No charges filed against owners of prominent East Jerusalem bookshop; raid prompts diplomats’ condemnation; police found children’s coloring book...

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Salman Rushdie’s attacker came ‘dangerously close’ to killing him, prosecutors say

NY court hears testimony from witnesses to 2022 stabbing, when British-American author was targeted over ‘The Satanic Verses’; defendant says...

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28 arrested over pedophilia after agents pose as underage girls online

Raids by Tel Aviv police come after two-month sting in which officers pretended to be 13-year-old girls on Instagram and WhatsApp

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Hamas says it’s delaying next hostage release, claiming Israeli truce violations

Defense minister calls delay an ‘outright violation’ of deal, orders IDF on highest alert, as PM moves up security cabinet meeting to Tuesday...

11.02.2025 20

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Police raid leading bookstore in East Jerusalem, arrest owner, seize books

Raid alarms foreign diplomats as court keeps booksellers in custody for another day on charge of disrupting public order by selling texts of...

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PA says two women, one pregnant, killed by Israeli fire in West Bank; IDF probing

PA health ministry identifies the two women as Rahaf al-Ashqar, 21, and Sundus Shalabi, 23, who was 8 months pregnant; IDF expands offensive into Nur...

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Man stabbed to death in Netanya brawl, second man critically hurt

30-year-old man killed, 27-year-old man taken to Laniado Hospital; police arrest one suspect, not treating incident as terrorism

06.02.2025 20

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Settler charged with terror offenses over shooting attack on Palestinians in October

Shmuel Zafran, 31, from the illegal Havat Gilad outpost, fired 18 rounds from an army-issued assault rifle at a family harvesting olives, wounding 2

06.02.2025 40

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Investigators summon close Ben Gvir associates in probe into top West Bank cop

Internal affairs weighs investigation of former Ben Gvir aide Chanamel Dorfman for potential role as a go-between for far-right former police minister...

04.02.2025 30

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Violent killings surge as police crackdown fails to stanch Arab community bloodletting

Arab leaders view crime-fighting tactics as ineffective or worse, accusing law enforcement of not coordinating raid on Umm al-Fahm with local leaders...

03.02.2025 30

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Following release, elderly Palestinian security prisoner bashes Hamas, price of Oct. 7

Citing Gaza war’s heavy Palestinian death toll, 69-year-old Mohammed al-Tous tells Arab outlets that he is warning his grandchildren against armed...

02.02.2025 20

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Zakaria Zubeidi among terrorists to get heroes’ welcome as Israel frees 110 prisoners

In Ramallah hundreds greet Zubeidi, who organized dozens of attacks during the Second Intifada; 66 prisonerrs sent to West Bank, 14 to East Jerusalem,...

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Zakaria Zubeidi, Mahmoud Atallah among notorious terrorists set for release Thursday

Israel has yet to name the 110 prisoners who will be freed in return for 3 female hostages, though public broadcaster says 33 of them are serving life...

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Israel outlaws, shuts offices of Arab reconciliation body led by radical cleric

Security forces briefly arrest Sheikh Raed Salah, accuse him of using committees that mediate disputes between families as cover to continue his...

29.01.2025 30

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Cops threw stun grenades straight into crowd in 2023 protest, bodycam footage shows

Tel Aviv police used excessive force against anti-government demonstrators to please Ben Gvir, according to report; 2 protesters required surgery...

28.01.2025 20

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2 IDF reservists, one of them in Iron Dome unit, arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran

Police say main suspect transferred sensitive information about missile defense technology to Iranian handler for money, later recruited friend who...

27.01.2025 30

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Israel firefighting experts help California with methods to track blazes

Five-member Israeli team shares experiences and expertise to assist overwhelmed West Coast firefighters, get a warm embrace from LA Jewish community

26.01.2025 10

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Man critically injured in Acre in potential underworld revenge shooting

Hebrew media reports incident suspected to be an attempt to avenge double homicide in Nahariya earlier this month; wounded 57-year-old said unlikely...

23.01.2025 30

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Ben Gvir said seeking to retain influence over law enforcement, despite resigning

Senior officer says police will still be dominated by ‘spirit’ of far-right national security minister, who lays out agenda in writing,...

21.01.2025 20

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Yehuda Bauer, influential Holocaust scholar, dies at age 98

Bauer challenged the prevalent ‘sheep to the slaughter’ narrative tacked onto Holocaust survivors in Israel, helped draft leading antisemitism...

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