The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-police/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:18:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israel Police | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israel-police/ 32 32 Teenager hit by car and killed in Hadera after apparent dispute in parking lot https://www.timesofisrael.com/teenager-hit-by-car-and-killed-in-hadera-after-apparent-dispute-in-parking-lot/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:55:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3899446 Amichai Atia, 17, of Itamar was leaving a Selichot service when a driver, reportedly 21 from Kafr Manda, hit him before himself getting shot by Atia's friend; terror not suspected

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]]> Police internal affairs questions border cop who shot, killed Arab man after car chase https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-internal-affairs-questions-border-cop-who-shot-killed-arab-man-after-car-chase/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:29:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3899405 Victim was reportedly unarmed; cop's lawyer says he acted in self-defense; in separate case, ex-cop ordered to pay $117,000 after taking money from foreign worker who served as his community's informal banker

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]]> As settler violence surges, some ask whether Israel can’t crack down, or simply won’t https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-settler-violence-surges-some-ask-whether-israel-cant-crack-down-or-simply-wont/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:50:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3888149 With attacks spreading across West Bank, locals and activists describe 'vague' orders, political pressure and systemic issues that result in troops punishing Palestinian victims rather than Israeli assailants

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]]> Teen from northern Bedouin town charged with pledging allegiance to Islamic State https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-from-northern-bedouin-town-charged-with-pledging-allegiance-to-islamic-state/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:28:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3892680 Yaqoub Shibli, 19, consumed online ISIS content, say police and Shin Bet, in latest in string of arrests of Israeli youth associating with terror group

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]]> Netanyahu orders some West Bank outposts removed, amid US pressure over settler attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-orders-some-west-bank-outposts-removed-amid-us-pressure-over-settler-attacks/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:17:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3892480 Not clear when move was ordered or will be carried out; 2 settlers arrested over Qusra violence, as High Court, considering separate attack, says phenomenon violates Israeli, Jewish principles of justice; IDF raids Hamas cell, finds rocket

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]]> Police chief reportedly makes senior appointments despite Ben Gvir’s election freeze https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-freezes-planned-senior-police-appointments-until-after-election/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:34:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3892272 Minister says reported picks just recommendations, none to be okayed close to vote, but was said to back out of deal to tap top officers because Levy sought to promote AG's allies

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]]> Pardes Hanna school broken into, daubed with swastikas and a racial slur https://www.timesofisrael.com/pardes-hanna-school-broken-into-daubed-with-swastikas-and-a-racial-slur/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:29:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3892222 Municipality condemns 'expression of racism, hate and violence,' days into school year; police investigating, with perpetrator and motive still unclear

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]]> Border Police officer shot dead after opening fire on police; said to suffer from PTSD https://www.timesofisrael.com/border-police-officer-shot-dead-after-opening-fire-at-police-in-netanya/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:56:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891804 Footage shows Sgt. David Amrani carrying rifle before officers shoot him in Netanya; no additional casualties reported

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]]> Cops raid Nazareth after 4 murdered in 24 hours, arrest 30 over alleged gangland killings https://www.timesofisrael.com/cops-raid-nazareth-after-4-murdered-in-24-hours-arrest-30-over-alleged-gangland-killings/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:52:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891197 Police seize weapons, ammunition in two nights of operations against gang-linked compounds in northern city; Mahmoud Biatra, 30, is 172nd Arab Israeli homicide victim of 2026

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]]> East Jerusalem man tries to stab cops near Old City, is shot dead — police https://www.timesofisrael.com/east-jerusalem-man-tries-to-stab-cops-near-old-city-is-shot-dead-police/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:15:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891147 33-year-old assailant reportedly first tried to attack civilians in overnight incident near Damascus Gate; no Israelis hurt

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]]> Four more arrested, including an IDF conscript, on suspicion of settler violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-more-arrested-including-an-idf-conscript-on-suspicion-of-settler-violence/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:04:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3891126 Two teenagers arrested at airport en route to Uman pilgrimage, plus 29-year-old who violated court order, and army recruit; earlier, police arrested 19-year-old over Qusra violence

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]]> Police say 16 detained in northern town in crackdown on underage marriages https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-say-16-detained-in-northern-town-in-crackdown-on-underage-marriages/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:30:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3891011 In second raid on Yavne'el's ultra-Orthodox Breslov sect since June, officers also reportedly question 15-year-old girl with a two-month-old baby

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]]> Three killed in two separate Nazareth shootings, as crime wave rocks Arab community https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-killed-in-two-separate-nazareth-shootings-as-crime-wave-rocks-arab-community/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:37:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3890467 Two men in their 30s killed by shots fired at car; three hours later a 27-year-old is also shot dead; police searching for suspects

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]]> US issues harsher censure of ‘West Bank violence,’ without explicitly blaming Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-issues-harsher-censure-of-west-bank-violence-without-explicitly-blaming-israel/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:24:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3890406 Washington urges legal action against perpetrators, but doesn't use the word 'settler'; 2 Palestinians reportedly shot dead after security forces enter village to find missing pets

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]]> Former IDF soldier charged with training to fight abroad with Islamic State https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-idf-soldier-charged-with-training-to-fight-abroad-with-islamic-state/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:12:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3890138 Indictment charges that Khamis Sawaed, from the Bedouin village of Hussniyya, became interested in ISIS in 2023 and was planning to travel to Syria or Africa to join group

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