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Farid Issa Mazlavat, 22, killed in northern Israel on June 6, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 6, 2026, 10:49 pm
Four killed in northern Israel over weekend, amid crime wave wracking Arab community
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
By ToI Staff
A car goes up in flames after it exploded, causing the death of its driver on Route 2, near Or Akiva on May 26, 2026. (Screenshot/Magen David Adom)
May 26, 2026, 10:42 pm
Man killed in car explosion in central Israel; second apparent bombing in a day
Police checking whether explosion was an assassination; medics pronounce victim dead at the scene
By Charlie Summers
Police and medics at the scene of a double homicide near Ramle, May 2, 2026. (Israel Police)
May 2, 2026, 10:15 am
Two men shot dead in apparent underworld hit in central Israel
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
By ToI Staff
Lee Zeitouni (Courtesy)
April 16, 2026, 4:59 pm
Frenchman who killed woman in Tel Aviv hit-and-run in 2011 shot dead in Paris
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
By ToI Staff
Paramedics arrive at the scene of a lethal shooting in Tira, a central Arab city, the morning of March 16, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
March 16, 2026, 2:52 pm
Man shot dead in central Israel town amid crime wave plaguing Arab community
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
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
The poker allegedly used to torture a man in Afula in an image released on February 17, 2026 (Israel Police)
February 17, 2026, 12:05 pm
Man indicted for kidnapping, torturing victim with burning poker over debt
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
By ToI Staff
A police officer speaks on his mobile phone at the scene as he and colleagues search for the male travelers who were pushed into the canal by three men accused of gang-raping two women, in Koppal district of southern state of Karnataka, India, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo)
February 16, 2026, 8:53 pm
India sentences 3 to death for rape of Israeli and Indian women, killing of Indian man
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
By ToI Staff
Law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, in Martin County, Florida, September 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
February 4, 2026, 10:44 pm
Man who tried to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf course gets life sentence
‘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
By DAVID FISCHER
FILE - People offer prayers for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Japan, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
January 21, 2026, 5:19 pm
Assassin of Japan’s former PM Shinzo Abe sentenced to life in prison
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
By Mari Yamaguchi
Paramedics and police at the scene of a suspected murder in Kiryat Yam on January 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
January 2, 2026, 8:36 am
After investigation, police say no foul-play in death of woman in Haifa apartment
Police initially suspected murder after man who was in the apartment at the time refused to cooperate with law enforcement
By Charlie Summers
Police at the scene where a car exploded as a result of a suspected assassination, in Tel Aviv, August 30, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 30, 2025, 10:16 pm
Man in his 70s shot dead in Umm al-Fahm; Tel Aviv car bomb wounds 4
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
By ToI Staff
Noam (left) and Yuval Rabia. (Courtesy)
August 23, 2025, 11:35 am
Stolen phone returned to man whose sons were killed on Oct. 7; photos can be recovered
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’
By ToI Staff
ILLUSTRATIVE: Las Vegas Police parked on the strip, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
August 16, 2025, 5:29 pm
Senior Israeli cyber official detained in Las Vegas as part of child solicitation probe
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
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car in Herzliya, August 15, 2025. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
August 16, 2025, 9:33 am
Man killed, three others badly injured in violent crime overnight
Victims of violence reported in south and north as crime wave continues to sweep Arab community
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of the Ozora trance music festival in Hungary. (YouTube screenshot)
August 4, 2025, 1:52 am
Israeli stabs another Israeli in Hungary, causing life-threatening injuries
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
By ToI Staff
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