Israel Police

'Hero of Kibbutz Alumim': Israel reacts to news of final hostage Ran Gvili's return

Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Itzik Gvili, father of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, places his hands on the coffin containing his son's remains, January 26, 2026.
 Israel Police and forensic teams at the site of the murder of a three-year-old in east Jerusalem, July 7, 2025.

Police arrest 17 members of soccer team in match-fixing and gambling probe

HUNDREDS OF packets of cigarettes being smuggled.

Smugglers caught with one million shekels' worth of goods, possibly meant for Gaza Strip

Israel Police officers seen at the site of a vehicle explosion in Jaffa, central Israel, August 30, 2025

Police respond to reports of gunfire on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa


Officials from Netanyahu's office appeal ‘disproportionate’ conditions in renewed Bild leak probe

Tzachi Braverman, chief of staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, and Omer Mantzur, a PMO spokesman, filed appeals on Monday against decisions by a police officer to release them under restrictions.

View of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Israel, January 22, 2025

'New phase of defense': Eight arrested, weapons seized near Jerusalem in Operation Capital Shield

The operation was part of a large-scale plan formulated as a strategic response to strengthen sovereignty and deepen governance in the areas surrounding Jerusalem.

Eight suspets arrested in "Capital Shield" operation in Shuafat refugee camp, in the Jerusalem district. January, 12.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest Palestinian suspect in $950,000 online marketplace scam

Footage released Sunday showed counterterrorism officers conducting a raid in central Ramallah to detain the suspect.

IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025.

The rule of law is getting weaker, and Arab Israelis are the first victims - editorial

Criminal violence in Arab communities is now a threat to the whole nation, and Israel needs a comprehensive plan to stop the rise in crime in Arab communities and protect its citizens. 

Members of the ‘Standing Together’ movement protest outside Israel’s national police headquarters against rising violence in Arab communities, in Jerusalem, Israel, November 23, 2025.

Right-wing activist arrested after allegedly pepper spraying protesters in Tel Aviv

Police were called to the location after the suspects, a 45-year-old man from Ramat Gan and a 75-year-old man from Kiryat Tivon, were allegedly seen assaulting one another.

People attend a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on December 27, 2025.

Israel's military-style policing in Negev towns is a systemic failure - opinion

Israeli citizens, even if suspected of criminal offenses, should not find their deaths at the doorstep of their homes during a police operation.

Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

Fatal kitesurfing accident at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach: One dead, two injured due to extreme winds

A 46-year-old kitesurfer was killed and two others injured at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach after extreme winds threw them into rocks. Authorities are investigating the tragic incident.

Police on the scene of a kitesurfing incident in Bat Yam.

'Hijacked by criminal gangs': How gangs, weapons took over Israel's Arab streets

ARAB AFFAIRS: Gangs dominate Arab cities, violence has reached new heights, with daily murders and shootings. Fear and anxiety grip residents, with little hope for safety or justice.

MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.

Foreign minors arrested for Tel Aviv stabbing as police continue illegal immigrant crackdown

Close to midnight, police received a report that the victim had been attacked as he exited a restaurant. Police arrived at the scene and caught the two suspects a few streets away from the incident.

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

It's time Israel recognizes Arab sector homicides as a national crisis - opinion

The murder rate in the Arab sector is not just a tragedy for Arab citizens. It is an indictment of the state.

Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shefa-Amr, northern Israel, January 7, 2026.