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Left to Right: Yahya Bassimi (20) and brothers Qassem Odeh (20) and Zain Odeh (16), who were found dead inside a burnt vehicle outside the Arab town of Baqa al-Gharbiya in a suspected murder on September 13, 2026 (Social media)
September 13, 2026, 9:03 am
Three bodies found in back seat of burned car near Baqa al-Gharbiya in suspected murder
Investigators reportedly believe the victims, one of whom was 16 years old, were killed before the vehicle was torched; no arrests so far
By ToI Staff
Israel Police officers operate in Nazareth amid raids targeting organized crime, September 2-4, 2026. (Israel Police)
September 4, 2026, 12:52 pm
Cops raid Nazareth after 4 murdered in 24 hours, arrest 30 over alleged gangland killings
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
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car in Herzliya, August 15, 2025. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
September 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Three killed in two separate Nazareth shootings, as crime wave rocks Arab community
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
By Noam Lehmann
The scene where a man was killed in Jaffa on August 30, 2026 (Magen David Adom)
August 30, 2026, 12:14 pm
Man killed, another seriously hurt in adjacent shootings minutes apart in Jaffa
Muhammad Katwan, 30, from Jaljulia, identified as victim of fatal shooting; other victim taken to nearby Wolfson hospital
By ToI Staff
Yanis Yushvaev, who was shot dead near Caesarea on August 23, 2026, in an undated photo shared on social media. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 23, 2026, 10:42 pm
Crime boss shot dead in broad daylight at Caesarea gas station
Footage shows gunman opening fire at point-blank range; Or Akiva businessman had repeatedly been arrested over suspected violent crimes, but never convicted
By Noam Lehmann
Israeli police patrol a street in East Jerusalem’s predominantly Arab neighbourhood of Silwan on August 23, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 9:47 am
3 killed in East Jerusalem shootings, 2 by cops, amid apparent family dispute
Chaos erupts in Silwan after initial shooting leaves 1 dead, another critically injured; family members reportedly attack homes with Molotov cocktails, are shot dead by police
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at the scene of a shooting in the northern Arab town of Shfaram on June 28, 2023. (FLASH90)
August 12, 2026, 10:08 am
Man shot dead in northern Arab city near Haifa
Reports say man of about 60 shot at point-blank range inside his car in Shfaram; police said to probe connection to longstanding blood feud between families in the area
By ToI Staff
Agam Tsarafi, left, and Shilat Houta, right, suspects in the July murder of Benayahu Razi in Jerusalem, and Linor Sasson, suspected in aiding them, are brought to a court hearing at the Jerusalem District Court, August 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 7, 2026, 2:27 pm
Six, including four minors, charged with murdering teen in a Jerusalem Airbnb
Defendants allegedly assaulted Benayahu Razi and his friend with knives, brass knuckles, a club and a kitchen mallet; cops say one defendant was romantically involved with victim
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Benayahu Razi, a 19-year-old resident of Jerusalem who was found stabbed to death in a rental apartment in the city's Nachlaot neighborhood on July 11, 2026. (Facebook)
July 23, 2026, 3:00 pm
Two teens arrested in connection with deadly Jerusalem stabbing
16-year-old sister of fugitive suspect nabbed on suspicion of helping him evade cops; police believe pair’s detained mother arranged murder; 18-year-old also arrested
By Charlie Summers
A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 6:49 pm
US embassy urges caution among American citizens in Israel amid uptick in organized crime
Warning comes in the wake of an escalating conflict between influential crime families in Israel, which sparked a series of attacks at branches of the Japanika sushi chain
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Benayahu Razi, a 19-year-old resident of Jerusalem who was found stabbed to death in a rental apartment in the city's Nachlaot neighborhood on July 11, 2026. (Facebook)
July 15, 2026, 8:49 pm
Two women suspected in deadly Jerusalem stabbing named; allegedly ordered hit on victim
Mother says teen son’s killing came after one of the suspects, a young woman, incessantly stalked him; suspects deny direct involvement, with one claiming victim beat her
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: Passengers exit an Egged bus outside the Jerusalem central bus station, on August 1, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 7, 2026, 2:16 pm
Pregnant woman says she was assaulted on bus by religious man for wearing tank top, leggings
Tal Kostika says elderly man called her a ‘whore,’ elbowed her in the stomach and spat on her in Haifa suburb; police investigate
By ToI Staff
Police and rescue forces at the scene where a car exploded in a suspected gangland killiing, in Jaffa, June 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 11:06 am
Spiraling crime wave takes toll on Arab youth as law enforcement accused of inaction
Police say they’re treating the murders seriously, but Jaffa’s Muslim Council leader charges string of killings are ‘part of Israeli policies’ toward minority community
By Alice CHANCELLOR and Hiba Aslan
Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy (L) and Shin Bet chief David Zini at the state memorial ceremony marking 30 years since the assassination of late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, held at Mount Herzl cemetery, in Jerusalem, on November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
July 4, 2026, 6:20 pm
Shin Bet building program to help police tackle rampant Arab crime wave — reports
Project to receive NIS 1-1.3 billion in funding; as murder rates rise, new agency chief Zini reportedly more open to using Shin Bet to fight crime than his predecessor
By ToI Staff
Leaders of the Arab community, including members of the Knesset, protest against violence in their community outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 6:18 pm
Police have solved just 12% of homicides in Arab communities this year, watchdog finds
Nearly 150 Arab citizens killed over six months, Abraham Initiatives group says, as community reels from skyrocketing homicides; bulk of murders concentrated in northern Israel
By Charlie Summers
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