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  Security2026-08-037 sources

  A Scorpion Gun, Boxes of Ammunition and 2.5kg of Explosives

  Israeli police say two searches in central Israel turned up a submachine gun in an abandoned car and a 2.5kg explosives cache inside a derelict lorry near Kfar Qasim.

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  Security2026-07-246 sources

  Every Border Police Battalion in the West Bank Put on Alert

  After an incident at Havat Gilad and the funeral of the outpost's security coordinator, Israel's Border Police ordered all its West Bank units onto weekend readiness.

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  Security2026-07-243 sources

  Trump Says Xi and Putin Promised Him No Weapons for Iran

  In a social media post, the US president said both leaders gave him personal assurances they would not arm Tehran, and that he took them at their word.

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  Security2026-07-244 sources

  Netanyahu Orders Home Demolition and New Outposts After Attack

  The Israeli prime minister set out five measures after a fatal attack in the West Bank, from demolishing the attacker's home to revoking work permits.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-233 sources

  Air and Sea Units Join a Search for a Missing Boy in Ashkelon

  Israel Police said Southern District officers, the aerial unit, the maritime police and volunteers were searching the Hofit beach area for a four-year-old boy.

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  Security2026-07-235 sources

  Two More Arrests in the Benyahu Raz Killing, One Suspect at Large

  Israel Police said a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were detained overnight in the Jerusalem killing, while a named suspect remains on the run.

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  Government2026-07-225 sources

  Netanyahu Invokes Tisha B'Av to Call for a Unity Government

  In an eve-of-fast message, the Israeli prime minister linked the ancient lesson of internal hatred to a pledge to form a broad national government after the election.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-223 sources

  Three Arrested Over a Web of Fake Firms and False Invoices

  Israel Police and the Tax Authority say a network of fictitious companies at home and abroad laundered money and smuggled funds into Israel; two central suspects remain in custody.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-203 sources

  Ten Charged Over a Gambling Ring Run From a Prison Payphone

  Police say a serving prisoner directed illegal gambling, loans at up to 120 per cent interest and the extortion of gamblers, using a public telephone inside the jail.

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  Security2026-07-184 sources

  Roads Shut at Jit and Kedumim as the Havat Gilad Fire Burns On

  Israeli police said firefighting continued into the night at Havat Gilad, with a helicopter and drones deployed, several people lightly hurt and one moderately injured.

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  Security2026-07-163 sources

  A Case Manager for Every Wounded Soldier Under Israel's Reform

  Israel's government approved an overhaul turning the Defence Ministry's Rehabilitation Division into a national authority, with a single point of contact for each injured veteran.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-145 sources

  25 Handguns and Four M16s Seized in Lahav 433's 'Nomad' Sting

  Israel Police said an undercover agent was deployed in the Bedouin sector for the first time, implicating 45 targets and yielding a haul of guns and cocaine.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-076 sources

  35 People Found in a Lod Hideout Flat After a Car Chase

  Israeli police say a driver who ignored their instructions and sped away led officers to a Lod flat holding 35 West Bank residents staying without permits.

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  Security2026-07-075 sources

  Two Guards Shot at a Qalandia Gate After a Struggle for Weapons

  Israeli police say Border Police officers were attacked and had their weapons grabbed at a gate near the Qalandia crossing; the two men shot turned out to be security guards.

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  Security2026-07-065 sources

  Israel's Central Bank Trims Its Rate to 3.5% as the War Shock Fades

  The Bank of Israel cut its rate a quarter point on 6 July 2026, its second straight quarterly reduction, citing steady inflation and a risk premium back at pre-war levels.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-065 sources

  Dozens Arrested After an Agent Was Told to Pay Be'er Sheva Protection

  Israel Police say an undercover officer posing as a business owner was asked for tens of thousands of shekels in protection fees before dawn raids across the country.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-066 sources

  An Undercover Officer, a Front Business and Dozens of Arrests

  Israel Police say a year-long covert investigation put an officer behind the counter of a Be'er Sheva business, ending in dawn raids on homes across the country.

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  Security2026-07-036 sources

  36 Grenades Hidden in the Bedrooms of a Jerusalem Home

  Police looking for an army deserter say they found grenades, a Kalashnikov and bomb-making tools stashed through a Jerusalem house, including in the children's rooms.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-035 sources

  Police Lift a Ban on a Rabbi's Memorial Event at Moshav Ajur

  The Jerusalem District commander cancelled a prohibition order for a two-day gathering after organisers rebuilt fencing, lighting and traffic arrangements to police conditions.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-033 sources

  Two Charged Over a Haifa Ring That Lured Women With Fake Jobs

  Israel Police say a man and a woman recruited young women online with offers of office work, then forced them into prostitution in rented flats in Haifa and the Krayot.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-034 sources

  Six Lorries Seized in a Raid on Israel's Pirate Waste Depots

  Police, Green Police inspectors and transport examiners swept unlicensed waste yards in central Israel, seizing machinery and detaining two site owners.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-023 sources

  A Borrowed Key, 26 Hotel Rooms and a Suitcase of Loot in Eilat

  Police say a hotel employee handed a key to a friend who posed as a maintenance worker and worked his way through 26 guest rooms in the Red Sea resort city.

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  Security2026-07-026 sources

  Three Charged Over the Tzur Yitzhak Attack That Killed Haim Klomiti

  Prosecutors say one man supplied the improvised Carlo gun used in the June attack and two others knew what the gunman intended and did not prevent it.

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  Courts & Crime2026-07-013 sources

  Police Secure a Rabbi's Funeral in Netanya as an Inquiry Opens

  Israel Police said officers were deployed at the Shikun Vatikim cemetery and that the Central District commander had handed an investigation to the Sharon region.

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