Minors

Three minors indicted for threatening two others into performing sexual acts on each other

According to the indictment, the main defendant called on the complainants to approach him, after which the defendants allegedly subjected them to severe abuse for approximately two hours.

|ByYANIR YAGNA
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.
SINGER SASSON Ifram Shaulov at the main rehearsal of the 78th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 19, 2026.

Israeli pop star Sasson Shaulov lightly wounded in car accident, MDA confirms

Shaulov and his passengers did not need to be taken to the hospital, Magen David Adom stated.

|ByTZVI JASPER
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 25, 2026.

Police complete investigation into Petah Tikva stabbing, 19 minors arrested

The investigation concluded after a two-week manhunt, during which police apprehended all individuals believed to have been involved in the violent altercation.

|ByALON HACHMON
Knife, taser, and lighters brought to school by 12-year-old in the Tel Aviv District, May 3, 2026.

Police arrest 12-year-old for bringing weapons to school, alleged intent to harm others

In an interview with 103FM’s Nissim Mishal and Anat Davidov, the school’s principal, Amir Les, added that the suspect had been released the same day, but “ won't be returning to the school at all."

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Otzma Yehudit presents bill to send terrorists younger than 14 to normal prison

The Youth Law, which holds that a minor below the age of 14 can't be imprisoned, would be amended to soften the restriction if the minor committed an act of terrorism.

MARCH 29, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
SECURITY FORCES at the scene following the terror attack in the City of David, in eastern Jerusalem, on January 28.

More than 8,000 Israeli minors were attacked online in 2022

The two platforms where minors were harassed most were Instagram and WhatsApp.

MARCH 24, 2023ByWALLA!
Illustrative image of a teen with a phone.

Two children suspected of killing 12-year-old girl in Germany

In a case that has shocked Germany, police found the body of a girl, named only as Luise, near a cycle path in woodland on Sunday.

MARCH 14, 2023ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
German special police wait in front of the entrance at the scene of a hostage situation at a pharmacy in the western German city of Karlsruhe, Germany, March 10, 2023.

Nablus residents worried about minors joining clashes with IDF

In recent weeks some residents of Nablus criticized armed groups for allowing boys aged 15-17 to take part in the clashes with the IDF.

DECEMBER 17, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement's Lions' Den groups carry their weapons during a festival in the Askar refugee camp in the West Bank, December 9, 2022.

Pre-army program head arrested for alleged sexual acts against girls

Yosef Ohayon, head of the Arayot Yehuda pre-army program, was widely admired by his students, as rumors circulated among them of sexual abuses against female students.

MAY 16, 2022BySARAH BEN-NUN
Yosef Ohayon arrives for a court hearing on suspicion of sexual harassments against his students, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, on May 16, 2022.

Malka Leifer's father-in-law arrested for alleged sexual abuse

Two people came forward to accuse Baruch Leifer of sexual abuse including a family member who said he abused her when she was 12.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Malka Leifer

1 out of 3 online sex crimes offenses in Israel is against a minor - comptroller

A special report by the State Comptroller details the shockingly high frequency of sexual crimes committed against minors.

FEBRUARY 7, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as a blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017

Tel Aviv Municipality official Arnon Giladi investigated for sexual exploitation

According to the allegations, Giladi paid the then-15-year-old minor for sexual acts.

NOVEMBER 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tel Aviv municipality building.

Only 10% of sexual abuse of minors cases are dealt with thoroughly - report

A debate was held in the Knesset regarding sexual abuse of minors to mark the Day for the Battle Against Sexual Violence.

OCTOBER 19, 2021ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Abuse of minors.

Researchers learn from bones about the effects of lead

A study tested bones from throughout human history to check the levels of lead concentration in different eras.

AUGUST 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of human bones