Child abuse
Israeli daycares plagued by licensing and inspection gaps, endangering toddlers, report finds
The report, published Tuesday, examined oversight of daycare centers for children from birth through age three, a system that served around 212,000 toddlers in licensed facilities during the 2024-25
Jerusalem police arrest caregiver on suspicion of abuse and neglect of toddlers
For kids’ sake: Shanti House battles the odds to save Israel's abandoned youth
How to speak about the hard truth of child abuse
High Court rejects appeal of daycare workers who left baby in hot car
Yaakov Kotovsky and his ex-wife Yelena operated a shuttle service which would collect and return the children. In 2020, a seven-month-old baby was left in the hot car for about four and a half hours.
Israeli teens arrested for brutally raping two-year-old toddler in Beit Shemesh
A Beit Shemesh teen told police he was coerced by another minor to brutally rape his two-and-a-half-year-old family member.
Patriot Front member pleads guilty to possessing child pornography
28-year-old Patriot Front member Jared Boyce will face up to 30 years in prison at his sentencing on Tuesday.
Teachers' Union tells Israeli preschool teachers to destroy recording devices
The Teachers' Union fears that recording devices infringe on teachers' privacy.
Seven bodies, including two missing teens, found in home of Oklahoma sex offender
McFadden, 39, had been scheduled to begin a trial on Monday for using a cellphone while in prison to send sexual messages to a teenage girl, the station reported.
Couple accused of tying up, tattooing their children
They restrained their children aged 5 and 9, with rope, tape and a rag to cover their eyes and mouths while tattooing them.
Some child abuse victims' brains protect them from addictions - study
The body's endocannabinoid system produces a chemical that alters brain activity when exposed to stress.
Russian girl who drew anti-war picture collected from orphanage by her mother
"[The mother] has already taken Masha from the social rehabilitation center," she said. "Let's hope that everything will work out for mom and daughter" - Maria Lvova-Belova
A fake reality show trailer shines light on the real issue of child marriage
The video was produced for Unchained At Last, a nonprofit that’s been battling forced and child marriages for the past 12 years.
Cigarettes distributed to Haredi children on Purim
The Israel Cancer Association denounced the distribution of cigarettes to children at a Purim gathering of Hassidim with their rabbi in the city of El’ad.
