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The scene of a deadly shooting in Jaffa on June 25, 2026. (Israel Police)
June 25, 2026, 11:43 pm
Teenage boy shot dead, second injured, in Jaffa shooting
Media outlets identify victim as high school student Imad Jabari, 17; Tel Aviv deputy mayor blames ‘government’s policy of abandonment’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
MDA medics outside the scene of a deadly stabbing in Rehovot, June 16, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 16, 2026, 5:17 pm
Elderly man stabbed to death in Rehovot; police arrest son, who reportedly confesses
Reports say man, 40, called cops on himself after stabbing his 84-year-old father in an apartment they shared; knife found in suspect’s possession
By ToI Staff
Olga (left) and Ruslan (right) Prihodko, who were found shot dead in their car in Mishmar Ayalon, in the Judean foothills, on May 22, 2026. (Facebook)
June 15, 2026, 5:17 pm
17-year-old charged with murder in last month’s killing of married couple
Arab Israeli teen alleged to have shot Olga and Ruslan Prihodko in dispute over ancient coins; police initially probed incident as terrorism, then backtracked
By Charlie Summers
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
Fire pours out of a car that exploded, killing one, in Afula, northern Israel, on May 26, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
May 26, 2026, 11:16 am
Man killed in car blast in Afula, woman found dead in Haifa as crime wave sweeps Israel
Police don’t suspect nationalistic motive in Afula; husband of woman found dead in Haifa apartment reportedly among those arrested in suspected homicide case
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: Police investigate a murder in Shfaram on June 28, 2023. (Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 10:51 am
Man shot dead in Shfaram in 100th violent killing of 2026 in Arab community
Victim named as Hadi Su’ad, 28; report says his father and brother were killed in past year, in apparent gangland feud between families that has claimed the lives of 35 people
By ToI Staff
A child walks in front of a memorial mural of Yemanu Zelka, who was stabbed to death in Petah Tikva on Independence Day a week earlier, Ashdod, April 28, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 5:37 pm
Police arrest another teen suspect in Independence Day murder at Petah Tikva pizzeria
Arrest brings number of detained suspects to 11; primary suspect yet to face judge; Pizza Hut reportedly to continue paying victim Yemanu Zelka’s family
By Charlie Summers
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, who was stabbed to death there, April 25, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 26, 2026, 12:48 am
Hundreds protest police inaction after pizzeria murder: ‘This is a wake-up call’
Teen suspected of murdering Pizza Hut worker in Petah Tikva caught on camera holding a knife covered in blood shortly after the Independence Day stabbing
By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
Eviatar Azarzar (Courtesy)
April 12, 2026, 3:16 pm
Arrest made over 2019 shooting death of 18-year-old whose body was found in pit
More suspects expected to be detained over killing of Bnei Brak resident Eviatar Azarzar, who was known to police; his body was found in Ramat Hasharon after a 3-week search
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car is seen in Jaffa on November 8, 2025. (Israel Police)
April 6, 2026, 2:00 pm
Man from Bedouin town Segev Shalom stabbed to death in nearby Ofakim; 5 arrested
Marei al-Dabari, 36, killed in suspected clash between families; 83 Arab Israelis killed so far in 2026, 30% more than over same period in 2025
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Ibrahim Abu Zayid al-Turi, 54, was shot and killed in the southern city of Rahat on March 29, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 29, 2026, 2:02 pm
Two Arab men killed in separate incidents as police fail to rein in soaring crime
Killings of Ibrahim Abu Zayid in Rahat and Taj Nofi in Yafia bring homicide toll among Arab Israelis this year to 77
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
The scene of a homicide in Reineh, March 24, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
March 24, 2026, 6:09 pm
Woman shot dead in Galilee, taking 2026 toll in Arab community to 74
Victim, aged around 35, killed in agricultural area in town of Reineh; is year’s 5th female homicide victim in ongoing organized crime epidemic
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police work a crime scene in northern Israel on September 4, 2022. (Flash90)
March 15, 2026, 2:23 am
Man shot dead in Nazareth, latest victim of crime wave wracking Arab community
Unnamed victim aged about 30 declared dead at the scene, medics say; 25-year-old killed Friday identified as Ibrahim Mahameed, said shot in front of pregnant wife and small daughter
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 22, 2026, 1:32 am
4 injured after drone-dropped grenade hits house amid gunfight in northern Arab town
Videos show street shootout in an apparent feud between families in Kafr Kanna, as the crime wave in Israel’s Arab community continues at record levels
By Charlie Summers
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