Hodaya Ran

Hodaya Ran is a crime reporter for Walla.


An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

New victim testimony links Tel Aviv man to multiple assaults

 A discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ayman Odeh at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025.

Detainees held for attacking Ayman Odeh during Ness Ziona protest released, court rules

 MK Aymen Odeh at a protest in Ness Ziona, July 19, 2025.

WATCH: MK Ayman Odeh's vehicle attacked, spat on by violent protesters in Ness Ziona


Jaffa resident turns Iranian missile attack rubble into profit

While families wait to return to their homes, destroyed in the Iranian missile attack, some have seized an opportunity for quick income amid the devastation.

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 23, 2025

'He turned my life into hell': Victim of Shomrim's Chaim Rotter details alleged assault

"He’s like the ultra-Orthodox chief of police. I served three years in a commanding position in the army—and no one believes or helps me," the man said.

 Chaim Rotter arrives to a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025

Chaim Rotter named as Bnei Brak official suspected of sexual assault of minors

The court said that there is reasonable suspicion against Rotter and ruled that he poses "a high level of risk" to society.

 Chaim Rotter arrives to a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, July 2, 2025

Survivors of Holocaust face new hardships after missile attack on Rehovot center

For the elderly people who visit the center each week, however, it’s more than just a club—it's home. Now, with the facility damaged and nowhere to gather, they have one request: not to be forgotten.

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

IDF says technical malfunction caused failure to warn of Iran barrage that killed two

Residents complained that they received no prior alert from the Home Front Command’s advance-warning system and heard only the standard air-raid siren after the explosion.

Most of the time it works well, why didn't it this time? Israel's Home Front Command app (photo credit: screenshot)Most of the time it works well, why didn't it this time? Israel's Home Front Command app

Three-year-old locked in bathtub sink: Kindergarten teacher faces 3.5 years in jail for abuse

The Lod District Court sentenced four defendants to prison terms for abusing toddlers at the "Racheli" kindergarten in the Moshav Azaria.

 The accused assailant in a child abuse case at a kindergarten.

Gantz to Netanyahu: ‘You have opposition support, bring the hostages home now’

National Unity leader Benny Gantz says the opposition will back a hostage deal and urges Netanyahu to act swiftly: "You stand at a critical crossroads."

 National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz at the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference in Ofra, May 6, 2025.

Senior MDA paramedic under investigation for sexually abusing teenage girls

The paramedic, who is also a Holon municipal employee allegedly committed rape, indecent acts, soliciting minors in exchange for money, and threatening alleged victims with a weapon.

A Magen David Adom ambulance; illustrative.

'All day, I'm scratching and it hurts': PIJ publishes video of hostage Rom Braslavski

Braslavski, who worked as a security guard, was taken from the Nova Music Festival after he stayed behind to save others.

 Rom Braslavski, who was taken hostage on October 7 at the Nova Music Festival (illustration).

Police raid law office without warrant, threaten staff, seize CCTV footage

The office staff told Walla that the police did not present a search warrant from a court, and thus, the staff claim, police acted unlawfully.

 Police raiding a law office in Tira without a warrant to seize CCTV footage that could contain evidence relating to a murder, April 13, 2025.