Hodaya Ran

Hodaya Ran is a crime reporter for Walla.


(Illustrative) A customs officer displays Captagon pills. Sofia, 12, 2007.

Israel Police cracking down after synthetic drugs kill three in same week

An Islamist terrorist conducting espionage; illustrative.

Israeli prosecutors to indict Jaffa teen suspected of spying on behalf of ISIS, Hamas

David Tower Hotel

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23-year-old Dead Sea hotel employee arrested under suspicion of spying for Iran

Additionally, indictments were filed against two others who were reportingly working with the Islamic Republic.

 Dead Sea

Police arrest ex-MK Haneen Zoabi over alleged terrorism incitement

Zoabi was arrested over remarks she made several months ago at a conference held abroad.

MK Haneen Zoabi

Yeshiva student charged with raping minor at public pool, threatening to cut off penis

Yeshiva student Yitzhak Frankel, age 19, was arrested for raping and assaulting a 14-year-old boy at a swimming pool, cutting his stomach to taste his blood, and threatening to cut off his penis.

Yeshiva student and accused rapist Yitzhak Frankel.

Prime Minister's Residence security guard sexually harassed female coworkers, court finds

A security guard at the Prime Minister's Residence inappropriately touched and filmed his female coworkers without their consent, a court ruling revealed.

Security guards stand at the entrance of the then-prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, November 9, 2017; illustrative.

Shooting, explosives, sleepless nights: Witnesses recount life amid rampant crime in Arab society

Sara Abu Siam from Lod says fear of violence now defines daily life for Arab youth in Israel, as crime surges and police response lags behind.

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

Man seriously wounded in suspected shooting; 12 illegal residents detained

The man, a resident of Huwara who is in Israel illegally, was found in critical condition. Twelve other individuals, also believed to be residing in Israel illegally, were apprehended at the scene.

 Israeli security at the scene of a shooting attack in Jaffa, October 1, 2024

Indictment issued to man who broke in, stole from family evacuated due to Iran attacks

The man was arrested about two weeks ago, just after the break-in took place. Authorities seized objects he had that belonged to the family.

 View of an Israel Police vehicle.

Teen dies after fall from abandoned rooftop, another in critical condition

A 12-year-old girl died from her wounds, and another one is in critical condition after falling from a tall building in Rishon Lezion.

 MDA Ambulance

Police to request extention of activist Yoseph Haddad's detention after five days of house arrest

Haddad was detained for questioning last week after a bullet was fired from his weapon during an argument on a public street in Jaffa.

 YOSEPH HADDAD is an Arab-Israeli advocacy activist and CEO of the Together Vouch for Each Other organization.

Bat Yam resident indicted for blocking citizens from entering bomb shelter during Iran war

Liliana Luyan was charged with preventing a group of civilians from taking shelter during the 12-day Israel-Iran war in June.

A drone view shows the damage over residential homes at the impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel, in Bat Yam, Israel June 15, 2025