Thievery

Reliquary housing bone fragments of Saint Nicholas stolen from French basilica, destroyed

According to legend, Saint Nicholas had a habit of secretly giving gifts to those in need, leading to the later rise of the traditional figure of Santa Claus. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Saint Nicolas, between 1500 and 1600. Artist Cretan School.
Cave from Lower Paleolithic era found south of Haifa, June 11, 2026.

IAA files indictment against two Fureidis residents caught carrying illegally excavated artifacts

Distelfeld and the other officials found a total of 13 ancient bronze coins, three ancient bronze items, two ancient lead items, and another 14 unidentified metal objects in the suspects' possession.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Smashed glass in Bar Kupershtein's vehicle, December 7, 2025.

Former hostage Bar Kupershtein: 'Thieves broke into my car, stole my phone'

"I woke up, went to my car, and found out that it had been broken into," Kupershtein said.

|ByJAMES GENN
Security footage shows thieves fleeing a jewelry store in Ofakim after a store employee triggers the pepper spray defense system, November 25, 2025.

Thieves smash jewelry display in Ofakim store, flee after employee pepper-sprays them

"There is no policing in Israel! This situation cannot continue," MK Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit) posted on X/Twitter in response to a video of the incident.

|ByYANIR YAGNA

IDF investigating theft of 15,000 bullets from a southern army base

Thousands of rounds for 5.56mm assault rifles go missing from on-base armory despite new directive aimed at thwarting base robberies.

AUGUST 31, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Bullets [file]