Crime

Father blasts release of Israeli nurse who broke toddler's bones: 'Our child was helpless'

“How does the judge say that it’s enough to watch the video and then decide to release her?” the father said. “You have to look at the severity of her actions. This is a scandal.”

The entrance to Reuth Rehabilitation Center in Tel Aviv, seen December 31, 2022
 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

Israeli nurse accused of abusing hospitalized toddler released from police custody

View of the Jerusalem District Court on January 13, 2026.

Indictment filed against Jerusalem man over alleged attempt to burn minor on bus

Police cyber crime unit

Identity theft, data leaks top Israel’s cybercrime list, nearly 1 in 12 affected in 2024


President Herzog to press for anti-gun legislation, meets with Arab victims of violent crime

Herzog declared that every local authority should make the banning of guns and violence of any kind a top priority.

Israeli president Isaac Herzog meets with bereaved families from the Arab communities, at the presidentäs residence in Jerusalem on February 15, 2026.

Over 200 arrested, guns, explosives confiscated, in major Arab crime crackdown by Israel Police

Since the start of the year, police have been conducting operation 'On Target,' consisting of a series of focused raids on known crime forces within the Arab community.

WEAPONS CONFISCATED by the police during the 'On Target' operation.

Two killed, one wounded, in shooting at South Carolina HBCU

The shooting was reported at about 9:15 p.m. local time in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex, according to the statement posted on the university's Facebook page.

A POLICE car is parked outside the North Charleston City Hall in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015.

France demands Francesca Albanese's resignation, five Arab-Israelis killed overnight

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United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese attends the presentation of Christophe Cotteret's film "Disunited Nations" at Arlecchino Movie Theater on January 05, 2026 in Bologna, Italy.

Israel indicts reservist, civilian for using classified information to bet on IDF military action

The case follows reporting that Israeli authorities were examining whether insider information had been used to profit from prediction markets tied to Israeli operations in Iran in June 2025.

The logo of prediction market trading platform Polymarket is seen on a digital screen (illustrative)

'This is policy': Five Arab-Israelis shot dead overnight as crime continues to surge

Rahat mayor says it's 'a black day' for the entire Arab sector as Abraham Initiatives reports 45 victims of crime since the year began.

The three suspects artrested by police in relation to the shooting of the son of former Rahat mayor Ata Abu Madighem, Thursday, February 12, 2026.

Investigators continue search for Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove

The New York Post on Wednesday posted video and photos of FBI personnel taking possession of a glove they had found discarded on a roadside about 1.5 miles from the elder Guthrie's home

Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother has been missing for more than a week.

Jewish leaders call for prayers for Nancy Guthrie after FBI releases man from interrogation

Leaders from Jewish communities across the US rallied prayers and awareness efforts for Nancy Guthrie, while some explained how the Torah prohibits kidnappings.

Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother has been missing for more than a week.

Suspect in Nancy Guthrie's abduction detained in Arizona, law enforcement official says

Photos and video released by the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department show a person wearing a face mask, gloves, and a backpack outside of the 84-year-old's home.

 A masked and armed person seen on footage captured outside of now-missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s house.

Ashdod shop owner suspected of laundering money using ATM

According police, income from cash sales at the store, which was concealed from the tax authorities, was laundered through the suspect's bank accounts by depositing the cash into an ATM at the store

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021