Police arrest far-left Haredi reporter after tweet celebrating deaths of soldiers

By Charlie Summers

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9 July 2025, 6:20 pm

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Far-left Haredi journalist Israel Frey attends a protest calling for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 8, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Tel Aviv police arrest reporter Israel Frey, a far-left Haredi journalist, on suspicion of incitement to terrorism after he posted that “the world is a better place” following the deaths of five Israeli soldiers.

Law enforcement yesterday opened a probe into the reporter after he tweeted out the remarks earlier that morning, appearing to rejoice after a Hamas-detonated roadside bomb killed the five soldiers in northern Gaza.

Police say that Frey is currently in custody and will be brought to the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court tomorrow for an extension on his remand.