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Ra'am and detained Rahat doctor join calls for probe after Uvda report
Ra'am demands an immediate inquiry and a released Rahat doctor calls his arrest political persecution; the Prime Minister's Office calls the Uvda report false.
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Mumbai man, 20, arrested over alleged surveillance of city's Chabad House
Bat Yam suspect knew Sofia professor, 83, and eyed his assets, Ynet says
Herzog calls 200th Arab community murder victim of the year 'chilling'
Man about 30 seriously hurt, two lightly wounded in Tayibe violence
Police seek help finding Ariel Arad, 14, last seen near Harish
Rubio cites Roman general Pompey in a warning to the International Criminal Court
Two men aged about 30 seriously wounded in Kiryat Gat stabbing
Police chief Danny Levy places about 15 officers without Ben-Gvir's sign-off
Seven teenagers arrested in Modiin after police called over noise were confronted
Court lifts ban on naming Rosh HaAyin teacher, 35, suspected in child abuse case
Rahat asked police to intervene before snipers were posted, mayor says
Jatt man, 27, charged with murdering three Jaljulia relatives in a torched car
Man, 38, seriously hurt in violent incident at Pardes Hanna-Karkur venue
Elections committee chair Solberg rebukes police over leaked opinion in probe
Netanyahu trial judges order Attorney General to appear in person on Wednesday
Ben-Gvir calls Netanyahu's trial a fabricated case and urges an end to it
Tel Aviv rape indictment names Adam Yassin, 42, a supervised sex offender
Remand extended for 3 Ashkelon daycare staff suspected of abusing toddlers
Man about 30 seriously hurt in violent incident on Tel Aviv street
Attorney General declines judges' invitation, says open to plea deal talks
Rosh HaAyin teacher held on suspicion of sex offences against young pupil
Bnei Brak man, 51, charged with assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her
Russia's FSB says it detained two Polish agents in Kaliningrad region
At least 2 arrested as protesters throw objects at Joe Biden in Dublin
Police find no financing or security offences in Arab-sector election affair
Five arrested in Israeli police probe of 16 million shekel crypto laundering
Ben-Gvir and Feiglin seize on ex-police officer Avishai Moalem's TV claims
Three Bakri crime group members from Nazareth charged over extortion and shootings
Man with loaded revolver stopped at Washington Hebrew Congregation door
Haifa woman held on abuse suspicion after girl seen led on a leash
Police open fire after fleeing car hits patrol vehicle near Kiryat Shmona
Police say Route 79 stabbing near Shfaram likely criminal; man, 36, seriously hurt
Tel Aviv leaflet probe turns to suspected local distributors and print shop
Al-Batuf council head named among dozens held in protection racket raids
Driver detained after car hits sign near White House with Trump inside
Israel's police chief asks attorney general to clear appointments Ben-Gvir hasn't signed
Council head's son and father suspected of setting up two shell companies
500 police officers raid sites across Israel, dozens held in protection probe
Police arrest 11 in Lod after far-right activists tour an Arab neighbourhood
Police arrest 11 in Lod after brawl following far-right march
Man of about 50 seriously hurt in violent incident on Tel Aviv's HaTikva Street
Herzog asks Eisenkot to form Israel's next government as he courts rivals
Palestinian flag hoisted at Berlin's Reichstag a day before Kristallnacht anniversary
Gas station manager near Kafr Qasim badly hurt after driver runs him over
Ben Gvir says attorney general pressures police chief, calls senior officer a liar
Ariel daycare staff charged over 400+ abuse cases; prosecutors seek detention
Man and woman wounded in Haifa shooting on Herzl Street, police investigate
Five killed in shooting on Krakow's main market square, Polish police say
High Court fines Knesset Speaker Ohana 10,000 shekels but won't order comptroller vote
Afula barber, 17, indicted over stabbing in dispute about customers
Ben Gvir stands by claim police chief Danny Levy 'wants to see blood'
Three young men wounded, one seriously, in shooting in Rahat in the Negev
18 settlers detained as forces clear Givat Ora Yisrael outpost near Salfit
Beit She'an police officer charged with sexual offences against two policewomen
Mandelblit tells Netanyahu trial he does not recall approving Israel Hayom probe
Protester tells Eisenkot 'you murdered your son' outside his Herzliya home
Russia's FSB detains minor over planned attack at Moscow's Tsaritsyno museum
Ein HaHoresh man, 49, charged over 21 X posts urging Netanyahu's death
Beersheba court frees doctor in Ra'am vote-buying case, rejecting house arrest
Man aged 23 from Yarka shot dead in Druze village of Isfiya
Miami judge permanently dismisses Trump's $10 billion suit against the WSJ
France reports 320,000 protesters as clashes erupt in Paris and Marseille
France puts 70,000 police on duty as a third week of protests looms
Florida man, 31, charged over alleged threat to shoot at new Jewish community
Poland suspends constitutional court chief, prompting protests in Warsaw
Mor Shemali, widowed in the Alexandria shooting, dies three years on
Binance says suspected security breach hit about $6.3 billion, bitcoin falls
Herzog calls for full probe of election allegations at JFNA loan fund event
Negev school principals among suspects held in Ra'am election bribery probe
Herzog seeks full probe into alleged election interference, defends Arab voters
Israel Police find no basis for Likud claim that Arab parties stole the 2026 vote
Bolsonaro in Miami as Argentina faces calls to probe Milei role in his escape
Six held in villages near Hebron as raid after deadly attack continues
Netanyahu trial judge asks how court can ignore Mandelblit's account of illegal acts
Man of about 50 shot dead in Arraba as Arab community death toll reaches 186
Netanyahu warns of long queues in Arab towns, accuses Ra'am of election theft
Jordan detains three suspects after deadly shooting at Karak church
More than 400,000 protest across France as Paris clashes continue
High Court bars parties from relaying live polling-station turnout digitally
Man, 49, moderately wounded in stabbing at Afula barbershop
Man, 29, seriously hurt with penetrating injury near Shuafat checkpoint
Ten arrested in Operation Olive Leaf after reported assaults near Taybeh
Macron condemns French riots after nearly 2,400 arrests in a single day
Israel's cabinet approves Health Ministry plan to speed up clinical trials
Rubio urges Israel to curb settlers after attack on Washington Post photographer
Police chief vows zero tolerance after Haredi protest blocks Highway 4 near Yavne
No arrests after Taybeh attack on diplomats as police cite lack of cooperation
Teen, 17, dies after violent incident on Herzl Street in Ashkelon
Met Police assess Sarah Helm post backing Palestine Action, a banned group
Two arrested as Haredi draft opponents try to enter Bnei Brak Kodkod building
Man, 37, taken to Ichilov with penetrating injuries after Tel Aviv assault
9 toddlers taken to Hadassah after allergic reactions at Betar Illit daycare
Man aged about 20 shot dead in Umm al-Fahm, a second man lightly hurt
Mandelblit's second day on stand: defence accuses prosecutors of misleading him
Kfar Saba mayor Rafi Sa'ar and his wife arrested in tender bribery probe
Man, about 40, seriously injured in suspected criminal stabbing in Sderot
Two Israeli activists detained near Yasuf after clash, barred from closed zone
Woman killed in Beersheba named as Nania Malede; husband arrested
Man seriously hurt in Yavne after relative's licensed gun discharged
Hind Rajab Foundation asks the ICC to investigate Israeli doctors over Sde Teiman
Man killed as car explodes at Pal-Yam junction on Road 4 near Or Akiva
Convicted MK Ofer Cassif risks losing Knesset seat, Haaretz reports
Man around 40 seriously hurt in Givat Hen stabbing, taken to Meir hospital
Rosh HaAyin accountant suspected of omitting NIS 60 million in share income
Haredi crowd in Modiin halts arrest of draft deserter, policewoman hurt
Oman had grounded flydubai co-pilot over radicalisation fears, WSJ reports
Israeli investigators expected to question flydubai copilot in the UAE
Israel's top court lets Ra'am, the Joint List and MK Ofer Cassif run for Knesset
Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh drops Knesset bid after High Court hearing
Israeli passengers helped take flydubai cockpit after onboard stabbing
Netanyahu says pilot stabbed co-pilot on Dubai flight, plane diverted to Saudi Arabia
Thousands march in Jerusalem for jailed Haredi draft evaders, cash offered
Man, 21, seriously hurt with penetrating wounds in Shibli, Lower Galilee
Suspect who threw salt shakers at Bennett cursed him in questioning
Woman in her 30s dies in Haifa, 28-year-old partner arrested by police
Man with M-16 who fired at a home in Yafa near Nazareth dies after police shooting
All three barred outlets expected to challenge ban in court
Herzog erases Elor Azaria's criminal record on eve of Yom Kippur
Turkey detains about 200 in fraud network case, nine said to be Israelis
Police officer and his father held over Haifa stabbing that left man, 25, critical
Man in his thirties dies in violent incident on Ashkelon street
Israeli ministry says woman attacked with bottle in Berlin on Rosh Hashanah
Smotrich posts AI video of judges dragged away, then hits back at critics
Burned car with three dead was in open area outside Baka al-Garbiyeh
Boy of 14 critically wounded by gunfire in Kafr Kanna, police open investigation
Man, 50, shot dead in Taibe as Arab homicide toll reaches 173 this year
Netanyahu visits Mount Hermon inside Syria; Damascus calls it illegal
Israeli sentenced to 13 years for killing Aisha Rabi with a thrown stone
Netanyahu announces libel suit against Haaretz over warning report
Wounded man in Usarin stabbing named as Netanel Yaakovs, 19
Herzog condemns "anarchist elements" behind West Bank violence
Man, 47, taken to Soroka hospital after violent incident in Rahat
Sara Netanyahu's Channel 14 remarks on Yair Golan draw threatened lawsuit
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A Stolen Rifle, a Cocaine Ring and a Colonel Under Suspicion
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A Scorpion Gun, Boxes of Ammunition and 2.5kg of Explosives
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Two More Arrests in the Benyahu Raz Killing, One Suspect at Large
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Three Arrested Over a Web of Fake Firms and False Invoices
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Ten Charged Over a Gambling Ring Run From a Prison Payphone
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25 Handguns and Four M16s Seized in Lahav 433's 'Nomad' Sting
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35 People Found in a Lod Hideout Flat After a Car Chase
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An Undercover Officer, a Front Business and Dozens of Arrests
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Two Charged Over a Haifa Ring That Lured Women With Fake Jobs
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Six Lorries Seized in a Raid on Israel's Pirate Waste Depots
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A Borrowed Key, 26 Hotel Rooms and a Suitcase of Loot in Eilat
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Three Charged Over the Tzur Yitzhak Attack That Killed Haim Klomiti
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Kabbalist Rabbi Amos Gueta Killed in His Netanya Study Hall
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Rabbi Amos Guetta Stabbed at Home, Suspect Arrested in Netanya
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A 2007 Killing, an Arrest in Qalqilya Almost Twenty Years Later
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A Man Stabbed in a Bnei Brak Study Hall, an Arrest in Beit Shemesh
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Hate-Crime Charge Over Attack on Nun at King David's Tomb
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Police Open Operation Meron 2026 as the Pilgrimage Is Called Off
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Police Investigate a Beach Attack on Two Minors in Ashkelon
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Ramat Gan Religious Council Chief Stabbed on a City Pavement
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14 Charged in the Money Maze Case That Drained Nazareth
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Cyprus Must Weigh Israel's Request for a Jailed Property Developer
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Eight Arrested and Three Handguns Seized in Capital Shield
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Avshalom Peled Takes Command of Jerusalem's Million-Person District
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Tax Debtors Lose 46 Cars, Luxury Models Among Them, in Nationwide Raids
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Netanyahu Asks Herzog for a Pardon Without Admitting Guilt
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Druze Officer Hatem Azzam Named Israel's Deputy Prison Chief
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81% of Israeli Sex Offence Cases Are Closed Without Charges
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Levin Names a Retired Judge to Run the Sde Teiman Leak Inquiry
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Five Years in Jail for the Israeli Behind Cyprus's Caesar Resorts
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Stones, a Stalled Car and One Shot Fired on a Binyamin Road
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Woman Shot Dead at Home in Abu Snan as Arab Death Toll Hits 149
