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Citing mental illness, Jerusalem court acquits man who attacked nun, sends him to psychiatric facility
A nun seen with a bruise to the head (left) after a man allegedly attacked her near King David's Tomb in the Old City of Jerusalem on April 28, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
By ToI Staff
Judge determines Yona Schreiber was in psychotic state during assault in May, orders him hospitalized for six years
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
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
Arab residents of Jaffa protest against an attack on a pregnant community member, in an incident allegedly motivated by racism, December 13, 2025. (Screenshot from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 14, 2025, 9:25 am
Hundreds protest in Jaffa after Arab woman allegedly pepper-sprayed by Jews
Demonstrators denounce ‘racist’ violence, say they’re ‘not afraid of conflict’ with security services; former Knesset member blames police, government
By Noam Lehmann
Aftermath of an alleged attack on an Arab bus driver in Modi'in, November 2025. (Channel 13 Screenshot)
November 18, 2025, 8:32 pm
Two men arrested over assault of Arab bus driver in the West Bank
Pair were detained shortly after incident in which they allegedly beat driver for Israeli company as he drove route in West Bank settlement of Modi’in Illit
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: Police and medical personnel work a crime scene in Lod on December 15, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 23, 2025, 4:14 pm
Holocaust survivor and her nurse assaulted in Lod; 3 teenagers arrested
Officers searching suspects’ homes found nurse’s stolen bag and other evidence tying them to crime, perpetrated two days before Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israel Police officers on Route 90, October 11, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
January 7, 2025, 5:23 pm
Northern Israeli indicted for racist assault of Arab doctor who stopped to help him
Liel Abadi charged with causing Dr. Mahmoud Masalha grievous bodily harm after telling him that ‘all Arabs need to die’
By ToI Staff
Counter-protesters clash with anti-Israel demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. (ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)
May 25, 2024, 8:24 am
Police arrest Jewish teen for alleged assault at UCLA anti-Israel encampment
Edan On, 18, allegedly part of a group of counter-protesters who attacked the pro-Palestinian demonstrators, accused of seriously injuring a person with a wooden pole
By AP
Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman (top right) confronted by activist Yarden Mann in Rehovot, January 24, 2024. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 24, 2024, 6:13 pm
Woman detained for allegedly assaulting Minister Silman at Rehovot shopping center
Police say 52-year-old activist knocked phone out of environmental protection minister’s hands and slapped her; suspect denies allegations
By Michael Horovitz
Taxi driver Shlomo Yitzhaki speaks to Channel 12 on August 21, 2023. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
August 21, 2023, 11:35 pm
‘Drive, you stinking leftist’: Taxi passenger assaults driver as own daughter watches
70-year-old files police complaint after passenger with a toddler breaks his nose, lacerates his forehead in Tel Aviv
By ToI Staff
Jewish worshipers attack a Druze guard at the Meron shrine in northern Israel on May 6, 2023. (Screencapture/Twitter used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 8, 2023, 7:40 pm
Visitors to Jewish shrine filmed brutally beating Druze guard heard speaking Arabic
Police arrest two suspects, are expected to bring in more from Mount Meron assault; victim: ‘I shouted to them that I’m Druze, hoping they might stop beating me, but they didn’t’
By ToI Staff
Ram Eyal, 24, threatens protesters with pepper spray at an anti-judicial overhaul rally in Tel Aviv, March 16, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 22, 2023, 10:14 am
Ashkelon man charged for pepper spraying anti-overhaul protesters in Tel Aviv
Ram Eyal, 24, injured 4 people in attack; police say incident politically motivated, defense lawyer says accused arrived at rally by accident, did not mean to cause harm
By Michael Horovitz
Worshippers stand with a monk outside the closed entrance to the tomb of the Virgin Mary in Jerusalem following the alleged assault of a priest, on March 19, 2023. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
March 20, 2023, 7:55 am
Greek Church condemns ‘terror attack’ after clerics targeted at Jerusalem holy site
Israel Police say southern Israel resident wielding iron bar arrested for ‘violent incident’ at Tomb of the Virgin Mary; eyewitness claims two Jewish men involved
By AFP and ToI Staff
A man alleged to be Israeli consulate worker Yonatan Maimon, accused of carrying out an attack with a glass jug in New York, February 26, 2023. (Courtesy/NYPD Crimestoppers)
March 4, 2023, 9:59 am
Israeli consulate worker charged with attempted murder for attack near NY nightclub
Member of Defense Ministry delegation to US said to have attacked man with glass jug, hitting him repeatedly in head; suspect said to be son of former senior official Israel Maimon
By ToI Staff
Illustrative -- Police tape in Independence Park on July 30, 2015 (Garrett Mills/Flash90)
January 15, 2023, 3:17 pm
Man tased, slashed by teen gang after trying to break up Tel Aviv brawl
Sister of 18-year-old victim says assailants attacked him with tear gas, stun gun and a box cutter near Ramat Aviv park; police say 15-year-old arrested
By Michael Horovitz
Amar'e Stoudemire watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings, Jan. 20, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
December 19, 2022, 11:56 am
Amar’e Stoudemire charged with punching his daughter at Miami home
Former basketball star calls allegations about incident the night before Hanukkah started ‘groundless,’ claims that ‘as the investigation unfolds,’ he will be proven innocent
By AP and ToI Staff
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