Israel Police

Jenin resident arrested on suspicion of stealing Tel Aviv district judge's car

Officers from the Tel Aviv North police station who located the vehicle began following it, while officers from the Glilot station were called to prepare to block its path on Highway 5.

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.
Israel Police and IDF readiness drills continue as part of Operations Advancing the Wall and Southern Wind to prepare in case of future Octover 7-style attacks, September 7, 2026.

'We learned nothing': Police official criticizes IDF for leaving it out of security drill

Israel Police responding to the scene of the terror attack at Maoz Yehuda Farm near Kusra in the West Bank, September 7, 2026.

Israeli seriously wounded in West Bank stabbing attack, IDF kills terrorist after hour-long manhunt

Israel Police and IDF readiness drills continue as part of Operations Advancing the Wall and Southern Wind to prepare in case of future Octover 7-style attacks, September 7, 2026.

IDF, police drills continue for second day as forces train in Eilat for October 7-like attack


Ben-Gvir tells police commissioner he will not approve officer appointments until after election

In the letter, titled “Your desire to hold a round of police officer appointments about a month and a half before elections,” Ben-Gvir noted that the election is expected to take place on October 27.

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Netanya, September 1, 2026.

Two settlers arrested on suspicion of involvement in Kusra attacks, Israel Police announce

According to the police, the first suspect, a 19-year-old from the Shomron area, was arrested first. On a search of his vehicle, police found several suspicious items, including an airsoft rifle.

Items found in the car of a settler suspected of being involved in the violent attacks against the Palestinian village of Kusra, September 6, 2026.

Jerusalem man shot during attempted robbery, in serious condition

United Hatzalah responders reported treating a 19-year-old with a gunshot wound, noting that he was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in serious condition. 

United Hatzalah volunteers respond to a suspected shooting in Jerusalem on September 6, 2026.

Police launch investigation into swastikas graffitied during break-in at Pardes Hanna-Karkur school

Several swastikas were graffitied across the windows and tables of an art classroom at the school, in addition to other destruction of property caused in the room.

Swastikas graffitied in art room destroyed during break-in at Pardes Hanna-Karkur school, September 6, 2026.

Police locate stolen IDF shoulder-fired missile, 10 flash grenades during two ops. in Galilee

Since the start of 2026, police have seized over 610 deadly weapons and arrested countless suspects in the fight against violent crime.

MATADOR-style shoulder missile seized by Israel Police and IDF in northern Israel, September 6, 2026.

Israeli indicted for threatening national security on behalf of unnamed foreign government agents

According to the State Prosecutor's Office, the Israeli was arrested by the Israel Police and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on suspicion of taking actions threatening Israel's security.

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

High Court freezes key provisions of law restructuring police investigations unit

Court President Isaac Amit and Justice Dafna Barak-Erez issued the interim order in a 2-1 decision. Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg dissented.

The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

Police arrest two suspected of attacking man who lost his daughter on Oct. 7 in Acre's Old City

According to the police’s investigation, the suspects had approached the incident and, claiming their dog had been purposefully attacked, “violently” attacked and injured the man himself.

Israel Police arrest two suspects for attacking man who lost his daughter at the Nova music festival, September 4, 2026.

One lightly wounded in suspected stabbing terror attack near Old City's Damascus Gate

The attack came hours after more than 50,000 people gathered at the Western Wall to recite the selichot earlier in the night.

Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on June 16, 2017.

Police detain 16 in renewed Yavne’el child-marriage investigation

Authorities detained 16 people in Yavne’el as part of an investigation into alleged child marriage offenses, following another major police action in the Lower Galilee community earlier this year.

Closeup of arrested hands with handcuffs.