The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/crime/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png crime | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/crime/ 32 32 Four killed in northern Israel over weekend, amid crime wave wracking Arab community https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-killed-in-northern-israel-over-weekend-amid-crime-wave-wracking-arab-community/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:49:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837628 Farid Issa Mazlavat killed in the Druze town of Maghar; two brothers shot outside of Nazareth, one of whom was to get married on Saturday, prompting apparent revenge killing

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]]> Man killed in car explosion in central Israel; second apparent bombing in a day https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-killed-in-car-explosion-in-central-israel-second-apparent-bombing-in-a-day/ Tue, 26 May 2026 19:42:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3831145 Police checking whether explosion was an assassination; medics pronounce victim dead at the scene

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]]> Two men shot dead in apparent underworld hit in central Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-men-shot-dead-in-apparent-underworld-hit-in-central-israel/ Sat, 02 May 2026 07:15:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3814704 Police believe killings are part of a feud between Arab crime families in the cities of Ramle and Lod; in separate incident, man shot dead in Rahat

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]]> Frenchman who killed woman in Tel Aviv hit-and-run in 2011 shot dead in Paris https://www.timesofisrael.com/frenchman-who-killed-woman-in-tel-aviv-hit-and-run-in-2011-shot-dead-in-paris/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:59:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3803442 Two men on motor scooters shoot Eric Robic to death in a Parisian suburb; Robic and Claude Khayat fled to France after hitting 25-year-old Pilates instructor Lee Zeitouni

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]]> Man shot dead in central Israel town amid crime wave plaguing Arab community https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-shot-dead-in-central-israel-town-amid-crime-wave-plaguing-arab-community/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:52:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3779133 Victim, a landscaper in his 30s, killed in reported ambush that police say may be related to blood feud; marks 68th homicide in Arab society this year

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]]> Man indicted for kidnapping, torturing victim with burning poker over debt https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-indicted-for-kidnapping-torturing-victim-with-burning-poker-over-debt/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:05:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3756191 Muhammad Zoabi accused of luring man from pizzeria into car in the northern city of Afula, beating him for hours until police arrive; alleged accomplice remains at large

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]]> India sentences 3 to death for rape of Israeli and Indian women, killing of Indian man https://www.timesofisrael.com/india-sentences-3-to-death-for-rape-of-israeli-and-american-women-killing-of-indian-man/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:53:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3755865 Judge says 'extreme brutality' of crime merits punishment; in March 2025, the three attacked a group of 5 tourists stargazing near canal, pushed men into water, raped women

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]]> Man who tried to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course gets life sentence https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-who-tried-to-assassinate-trump-at-his-florida-golf-course-gets-life-sentence/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:44:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748384 'Your plot to kill was deliberate and evil,' judge tells Ryan Routh, 59, giving him no possibility for parole; Routh shot at then-presidential candidate in September 2024

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]]> Assassin of Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/assassin-of-japans-former-pm-shinzo-abe-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:19:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3738561 Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, pled guilty to shooting the premier in 2022, saying he was motivated by hatred of Korea's controversial Unification Church, with which Abe was linked

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]]> After investigation, police say no foul-play in death of woman in Haifa apartment https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-after-woman-found-dead-in-haifa-apartment/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:36:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3725212 Police initially suspected murder after man who was in the apartment at the time refused to cooperate with law enforcement

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]]> Man in his 70s shot dead in Umm al-Fahm; Tel Aviv car bomb wounds 4 https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-in-his-70s-shot-dead-in-umm-al-fahm-tel-aviv-car-bomb-wounds-4/ Sat, 30 Aug 2025 19:16:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3630663 Fursan Mahajna becomes 166th Arab Israeli slain in crime in 2025; police say suspect in Tel Aviv blast 'very well-known to us,' incident part of criminal feud

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]]> Stolen phone returned to man whose sons were killed on Oct. 7; photos can be recovered https://www.timesofisrael.com/stolen-phone-returned-to-man-whose-sons-were-killed-on-oct-7-police-say-photos-can-be-recovered/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:35:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3625972 Jojo Rabia's sons Yuval and Noam were killed at Psyduck rave; phone data erased, but cops believe it can be restored; grateful dad: 'Whole country rallied to look for this phone'

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]]> Senior Israeli cyber official detained in Las Vegas as part of child solicitation probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-israeli-cyber-official-detained-in-las-vegas-as-part-of-child-solicitation-probe/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:29:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3621352 Cops say Tom Alexandrovich, a Cyber Directorate division head, faces charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act; reports say he returned to Israel, was put on leave

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]]> Man killed, three others badly injured in violent crime overnight https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-killed-three-others-badly-injured-in-violent-crime-overnight/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:33:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3621228 Victims of violence reported in south and north as crime wave continues to sweep Arab community

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]]> Israeli stabs another Israeli in Hungary, causing life-threatening injuries https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-stabs-another-israeli-in-hungary-causing-life-threatening-injuries/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:52:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3612726 Hungarian police say 28-year-old Israeli tourist stabbed a 26-year-old Israeli 'several times' at the Ozora trance festival; suspect, who was also injured, is detained

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