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6 employees of corporation owned by Tel Aviv city hall arrested for alleged bribery

Among those detained in fraud case is group’s director, suspected of ‘corrupt relationships’ with contractors and promoting their interests in...

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Daughter of famed Noahide archaeologist found dead in her home; son suspected killer

73-year-old Sarah Richardson moved to Israel with her father, later converted to Judaism; Police find son digging in yard, suspect he was trying to...

yesterday 30

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Palestinian arrested for plotting terror attack on behalf of Iranian agent

Suspect also burned IDF uniforms and hung banner over Jerusalem highway labeling Netanyahu a ‘dictator’ and declaring support for ousted Shin Bet...

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Mother and young son found dead in Modiin house fire; police suspect murder-suicide

First responders find the two unconscious in locked apartment with a rag placed under the door; police suspect woman lit fire, then stabbed herself...

01.06.2025 50

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Jerusalem residents mourn Arab parkgoer killed in ramming, demand police action

Family of deceased say Fouad Alian was killed in nationalist murder, his ‘only crime’ was being Arab; custody of prime suspect in hit-and-run...

30.05.2025 10

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Suspect in killing of Arab parkgoer to remain in custody, Jerusalem judge rules

Jewish suspect’s remand extended after he fatally rammed Fouad Alian with his car; slain man’s family calls killing a nationalist murder

29.05.2025 10

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Marchers chant ‘death to Arabs,’ skirmish with shopkeepers and cops at Jerusalem Day parade

Ben Gvir slams Gaza humanitarian aid while kicking off nationalist march into Old City: ‘Our enemies deserve only a bullet to the head’; activists...

27.05.2025 30

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Iran summons French envoy after foreign minister lauds dissident filmmaker

French FM calls Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s Cannes triumph ‘a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime’s oppression’; Tehran decries ‘...

25.05.2025 30

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Couple found dead in northern Israel after suspected murder-suicide

Police suspect man, 67, shot his 54-year-old wife and then turned the gun on himself

25.05.2025 10

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Capital braces for skirmishes ahead of nationalist Flag March

National religious youth set to throng the Old City’s Muslim Quarter in annual Jerusalem Day parade to the Western Wall

25.05.2025 30

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Activists say attempts to keep left-wing protesters in jail aim at stifling dissent

Police asked to keep demonstrators arrested at an anti-war rally this month behind bars for a week, while right-wing protesters against aid to Gaza...

25.05.2025 40

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Probe rules out arson in massive Jerusalem-area blazes – report

Contrary to rumors blaming wildfires on Palestinian arsonists, investigation said to conclude blazes flared up from a fire that broke out a week...

20.05.2025 10

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Likud MK revives bill handing justice minister control over probes into cops, prosecutors

Sponsor Moshe Saada says bill aims to ‘watch the watchmen’; opposition lawmakers, legal professionals say legislation part of coalition...

20.05.2025 10

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3 Israelis indicted for smuggling drugs and cigarettes into Gaza via drones

Police say smuggling is a security threat since drones could fall into Hamas’s hands; Danish authorities nab man for selling drones to terror...

20.05.2025 20

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Jerusalemite indicted for racist attack on Arab family picnicking by Jordan River

State prosecutors indict 20-year-old Akiva Cohen, alleging he and friend harassed Arab family while armed with M16 and pistol, physically attacked one...

20.05.2025 10

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Israeli teen arrested for spying for Iran on former PM Bennett during hospital stay

18-year-old documented floor on which ex-premier’s bodyguards were located, police say, alleging he knew it could harm Israel’s security,...

18.05.2025 20

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Tens of thousands celebrate Lag B’Omer at Meron, year after site closed amid rocket fire

Revelers openly defy firefighters trying to extinguish unlawful bonfires as festivities bounce back after wartime closure; sex offender rabbi Berland...

16.05.2025 30

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Major transit shakeups, closures enforced ahead of Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Mount Meron

Police said set to allow 63,000 celebrants at a time for Thursday’s event at the site, where 45 died in 2021 crowd crush

15.05.2025 30

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Gaza at risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift ban on aid — food security group

International authority, which made incorrect assessment last year, says nearly half a million Palestinians face starvation, with communal kitchens...

12.05.2025 10

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Cops arrest 9 Jewish men for trying to smuggle sacrificial goat onto Temple Mount

Suspects nearly sneak baby goat in shopping bag into Jerusalem holy site for Second Passover sacrifice, but are foiled by police and Waqf officials...

12.05.2025 20

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8-year-old killed, several others hurt in shooting on Bedouin wedding convoy in south

Cops suspect boy targeted in possible revenge attack related to ongoing feud; separately, man shot dead at barbershop in central Arab town

10.05.2025 20

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Thousands demand end to Gaza war, two-state solution at Jerusalem ‘peace summit’

Second conference of its kind since Oct. 7 draws broader ideological mix amid rising despair over hostages’ fate; ex-PM Olmert attends event, which...

10.05.2025 40

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Left in ashes by wind-whipped inferno, Canada Park grapples with near-total devastation

Some 70% of the reserve was torched in last week’s fires, laying waste to hiking and cycling trails, but forester Nitai Zakharia says park will be...

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Despite deal with AG, Ben Gvir denies ceding power over police promotions

‘I appoint, I’m the one who approves,’ national security minister maintains, appearing to backpedal after agreeing to curb his meddling in...

07.05.2025 10

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163 crews battle Jerusalem-area fire which official says may be Israel’s largest ever

IDF helps fire service, police fight wildfires in Jerusalem hills as towns evacuated, Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road closed; dozens suffer smoke inhalation,...

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Arson suspect arrested as authorities probe whether massive fires were started on purpose

Police apprehend East Jerusalem man with lighter, cotton wool, flammable materials; right-wing officials urge West Bank lockdown amid Palestinian...

30.04.2025 20

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Rioters storm Ra’anana synagogue during screening of Israeli-Palestinian memorial event

Four police officers and three participants injured, three right-wing activists arrested after attack on Reform Beit Samueli building; MK Rabbi Kariv...

30.04.2025 50

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Border cop convicted of assaulting Palestinian woman gets police certificate of merit

Ben Gvir lauds decision to honor Oriane Ben Kalifa, who was filmed tearing hijab from Hala Salim’s head, choking her; unnamed senior officer says...

29.04.2025 20

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AG reaches compromise with Ben Gvir on national security minister’s powers

Far-right leader agrees to curb his interference in police promotions and operational matters, in bid to fend off legal challenges to his tenure

29.04.2025 10

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Woman’s body found buried near Hadera home; police arrest her brother

Mia Cohen’s brother was issued a restraining order after trying to break into her house; women’s advocacy group calls for probe of police for...

28.04.2025 20

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Arab leaders decry Likud minister’s refusal to fund major community development plan

Social justice minister diverts millions earmarked to boost socioeconomic status and reduce crime in Arab communities, in latest move that critics say...

28.04.2025 20

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Police return stolen birds to Jerusalem zoo; thieves ‘knew exactly what to steal’

36 birds, among them several valuable and rare breeds, were apparently targeted when taken from the capital’s Biblical Zoo; many said to be in poor...

25.04.2025 10

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Palestinian man indicted as accomplice in botched bus bombings

Nablus resident, brother of key suspect, accused of helping to prepare bombs that destroyed a number of vehicles in February in Bat Yam and Holon

23.04.2025 20

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Police send ‘findings’ from hunt for shark attack victim for forensic examination

Israel Police spokesman says efforts will continue until we can ‘bring relief to the family’; eyewitness says man shouted...

22.04.2025 9

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2 arrested, several hurt by cops at rally against PM after Shin Bet head’s court filing

Thousands gather in Tel Aviv, say Netanyahu ‘unfit’ to serve after Bar said premier urged him to curb protesters; mounted police whip...

22.04.2025 20

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Diver missing, feared dead, after rare shark attack off the coast of Hadera

‘They’re eating him,’ witnesses shout. ‘Nobody’s coming to save him’. Recent fish die-offs have attracted dusky...

21.04.2025 10

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Man shot dead in central town of Tira as Arab community crime wave continues unabated

Victim, named as Sabri Mazen Mardi, 24, shot by unknown assailant in early morning, a month before he was due to get married; no arrests made

21.04.2025 30

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Police ban photos of hostages and Gaza children at anti-war protest, then backtrack

In unusual letter to organizers, officials briefly try to hinge approval for scheduled rally on absence of ‘incendiary’ slogans and...

21.04.2025 40

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Ben Gvir vows ‘full backing’ to cops who fatally shoot civilians in self-defense

Far-right minister touts laws championed by his party that drastically expand police powers, says ‘there would be the death penalty’ if he...

21.04.2025 30

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Protesters in Jerusalem demand deal to free hostages, end ‘Netanyahu’s war’

Democrats head vows to fight government ‘with all the power at our disposal’; ex-captive’s relative says PM will stand trial for...

18.04.2025 30

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Critics cry foul as police use noxious Skunk liquid to disperse anti-government protests

Authorities have sprayed the putrid substance out of water cannons at Palestinian and Haredi demonstrators for years. Now they’re turning it...

17.04.2025 20

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Iran insists military capabilities and proxy groups are ‘red lines’ in talks with US

Khamenei lauds first meeting in Oman but says he’s ‘very pessimistic about the other side’; Revolutionary Guard spokesman says Tehran’s...

15.04.2025 30

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After eight weekend murders in Arab community, Ben Gvir demands police crackdown

Minister in charge of police force said to scold senior officers, urge they make use of new law allowing the use of administrative orders against...

15.04.2025 30

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Five killed in 48 hours amid rampant Arab sector crime wave

Houses set aflame in Bedouin village after police fatally shoot resident; 61-year-old man murdered in Shfaram, just two years after his son was killed...

11.04.2025 10

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6 Arab Israelis charged with funneling money from Turkey to West Bank terror groups

Separately, 2 residents of the Galilee are arrested for planning attacks in coordination with the Tulkarem Brigades terror group

11.04.2025 10

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Daughter of senior public figure accuses parents of sexual abuse; gag order on case

Media permitted to publicize existence of complaint to police, but barred from sharing further details

10.04.2025 10

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Ben Gvir cuts off police chief after he vows to enforce court ruling on Bar’s dismissal

In rare public spat, national security minister laughs as Levy pledges to ‘protect democracy’, interrupts police chief mid-sentence by...

09.04.2025 20

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West Bank cousins handed life in prison for deadly 2024 terror spree in Ra’anana

Ahmed Zidat, 25, and Mahmoud Zidat, 44, jailed for life plus 60 years after killing Edna Bluestein, 70, and injuring 17 others in ramming and stabbing...

08.04.2025 10

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Police arrest 6 over gangland shootout in Afula that some mistook for terror assault

One resident of northern city says they sat in bomb shelter for an hour, fearing what was happening outside as gunmen roamed streets firing at each...

06.04.2025 30

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Wife of cop under probe arrested after saying she threw his phone into the sea

Shlomit Pollak detained and ordered to house arrest for allegedly destroying evidence, as DIPI looks into Ben Gvir-backed officer accused of...

03.04.2025 10

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