Crime

West Bank man indicted for extortion, impersonation of IAF pilot, Mossad agent, illegal entry

A 51-year-old West Bank resident was indicted for extortion, impersonating a fighter pilot and Mossad agent, and entering Israel illegally.

A police officer arrests a criminal; illustrative.
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Murder suspect caught hiding in IDF base weeks after the killing

Cases of Kit Kat are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on July 12, 2025 in San Diego, California.

Kit-napped: Viral Kit Kat heist sparks responses from brands, cities, and even a Real Housewife

Jail cell. Illustration.

False AI match sends US grandmother to jail for five months


Police arrest three suspects in Arab community murders

Two of the suspects were arrested following a case from Friday, in which a man in his 50s was shot in Tel Aviv.

ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

KitKat trucks heist may cause Easter shortage in Europe

“We’ve always encouraged people to take a break with KitKat, but it seems the thieves took the message a bit too literally – and drove off with over 12 tons of our chocolate,” Nestlé said.

Dubai Chocolate.

Jaffa man shot to death in 66th Israeli Arab murder this year

The victim's underage son was also shot, receiving moderate leg wounds in the incident, which police suspect is criminal.

This picture taken on April 21, 2021 shows an aerial view of the old city of Israel's Mediterranean coastal city of Jaffa, where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his soldiers launched an attack between March 3-7, 1799 against the Ottoman-controlled city before capturing it.

Afghan national jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was convicted after a trial at Warwick Crown Court of one count of raping a child under 13 in Nuneaton, central England, last July.

Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

Edmond de Rothschild Paris offices raided in Epstein-linked probe into diplomat

The name of Fabrice Aidan, a middle-ranking French diplomat who was seconded to the United Nations from 2006 to 2013 and later worked at the bank, appeared in more than 200 documents.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025

Israelis in Cyprus report strong sense of safety despite rising crime concerns

Security remains high for Israelis and Jews on the island even as officials note a modest increase in reported crime and shifting demographics.

TOURISTS ENJOY the beach in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 5, 2024.

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara

Jerusalem man indicted for sexual offenses against minors • Jerusalem Police seized several kilos of controlled substances • Two suspects arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine

Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Haifa court convicts David Abu Aziz in 2021 murder of attorney Ephraim Arnon

Abu Aziz was also convicted of aggravated wounding for injuring Arnon’s widow as she tried to fend off the attackers, and of obstruction of justice for the disposal of evidence after the killing.

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Palestinian doctor arrested for smuggling Second Temple-period coins from West Bank to Jerusalem

Trading in antiquities and bringing antiquities from the West Bank into Israel without a permit as well as searching for antiquities without a license using a metal detector are criminal offenses.

Coins seized by Border Police from vehicle of Palestinian doctor after attempted smuggling into Israel, March 23, 2026.

Four Umm el-Fahm residents arrested after police uncover plan for terror attack

The four suspected attempted terrorists, all in their 20s, had reportedly been training with illegal airsoft weaponry in preparation for launching an attack.

WEAPONRY SEIZED by Israel Police during a raid on a suspected terror cell.