Crime in Israel

IDF soldiers accused of stealing 250 goats from Syria - N12

The soldiers are accused of ordering trucks to transport the goats to several breeding sites.

Some of the stolen goats near Kochav Hashahar, 2023

Mexican authorities extradite Roy Cuzin to Israel in UTrade investor fraud case

An illustration of an extradition order and handcuffs.

Haifa man arrested for repeatedly raping underage daughter over several years

IDF Givati Brigade soldier arrested, charged in suspected Iran espionage

The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

Israel Police seek to renew restrictions on Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in Bild leak probe

At the center of the request is police insistence that Urich be barred from working at the consultancy firm Perception, which investigators say is owned and managed by Israel Einhorn.

JANUARY 12, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN

Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

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.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

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

Suspect arrested for indecent acts on patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Authorities are investigating possible additional victims.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByEFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem. January 15, 2017.

Highway 6 victim's brother contradicts IDF soldier's claim of self-defense

Sharif Mufak Hadid, a 26-year-old from Daliat al-Carmel, was fatally shot on Highway 6 by Shalev Hajaj, a 21-year-old off-duty IDF soldier who was in civilian clothes at the time.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByTZVI JASPER

'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.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON

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.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByTZVI JASPER

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

Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case

Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByJAMES GENN

Elazar Rumpler, a senior leader within haredi cult Lev Tahor, appearing in the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in 2020; illustrative.

West Bank settlers attack Palestinian cars with firebombs, detained by IDF

The three detainees were among a larger mob of masked settlers. Two Palestinians were wounded as a result of the incident and were evacuated for medical treatment.

JANUARY 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF