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A view of Casablanca (SS BY-SA Brio-En/Wikipedia)
August 24, 2019, 8:31 pm
Israeli escaped prisoner said arrested in Morocco synagogue
Golan Avitan, suspected of involvement in the killing of three people in a mob bombing in Tel Aviv, fled house arrest in October
By TOI staff
Wreckage of a car after a suspected mob-related bombing in Hadera, May 15, 2019 (Israel Police)
July 24, 2019, 6:05 am
Man killed in apparent mob-related car explosion in Tel Aviv
Police initially suspect man was victim of attack, but are now probing possibility he was transporting the bomb when it accidentally detonated
By TOI staff
Wreckage of a car after a suspected mob-related bombing in Hadera, May 15, 2019 (Israel Police)
May 16, 2019, 9:13 am
Man killed in suspected gang-related bombing in Hadera
Police reportedly investigating if blast was so-called ‘work accident’ that took place while explosives were being transported; dead man said to be associate of known criminals
By TOI staff
An ambulance in Afula after a man was critically wounded in an explosion in his car, July 23, 2018 (Magen David Adom)
July 23, 2018, 6:49 pm
Man killed in Afula car bombing; mob hit suspected
Doctors work to save life of victim in his forties but are forced to declare him dead, as police investigate motive for attack
By TOI staff
Palestinian Aziz Salha, since released from jail as part of a prisoner exchange for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, seen at a window showing off his blood-stained hands as a mob below beat to death two Israeli soldiers in Ramallah, October 2000. (YouTube screenshot)
July 6, 2018, 10:03 pm
PA TV praises attackers from 2000 Ramallah lynching — watchdog
Host of Palestinian Authority-run program hails as ‘heroes’ 3 of the participants in the brutal murder of a pair of Israeli reservists
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo: IDF troops operate in the Jenin area on February 3, 2018 in pursuit of Ahmad Jarrar, a suspect in the killing of Rabbi Raziel Shevach. (Israel Defense Forces)
February 13, 2018, 9:25 am
Palestinians return rifle taken from soldiers during Jenin riot
IDF still investigating incident, in which two troops accidentally entered West Bank city, were beaten and bloodied by mob
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of police patrol cars lined up on December 31, 2017. (Israel Police)
January 30, 2018, 7:05 am
Man shot dead in Lod in apparent gangland assassination
Shooter opens fire on car carrying three passengers in incident police suspect is part of turf war between rival crime families
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of police inspecting the aftermath of a car bombing near Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2016. (Flash90)
January 29, 2018, 1:13 pm
Car bomb injures Acre man in apparent failed mob hit
36-year-old taken to Haifa’s Rambam hospital for treatment; police say blast wasn’t terror-related
By TOI staff
Boris Nayfeld poses for a picture at the Russian Baths in the Brooklyn borough of New York, January 18, 2018. (AP/Seth Wenig)
January 28, 2018, 5:03 am
Out of prison, notorious Russian mobster yearns to return home
Boris Nayfeld, who came to New York with other Jewish emigres, is at the end of a storied career of crime, and now worries about future prospects in the US
By JAKE PEARSON
Israel's coastal city of Ashkelon (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
From the WebJune 27, 2017, 5:39 am
Man killed in Ashkelon car blast, police suspect mob hit
Authorities are investigating incident which occurred early Tuesday morning
By TOI staff
Members of the right-wing Azov group in Loshchynivka, Ukraine, on August 28, 2015. (Courtesy of Marianna Zlobina)
September 23, 2016, 4:07 am
In Ukraine, Jews witness historic echoes in pogroms against the Roma
Over 80 residents of Loshchynivka, Ukraine, fled their homes last month as villagers took the law into their own hands after the murder of a local child
By Julie Masis
Coptic Christians walk outside St. Markos Church in Minya, south of Cairo, Egypt, January 2015. (AP Photo/Roger Anis)
July 18, 2016, 4:39 pm
Muslim mob stabs Christian to death in Egypt over feud
Police arrest 4 people after the families of 2 priests are attacked with knives and batons
By AP
Illustrative photo of police inspecting the aftermath of a car bombing near Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2016. (Flash90)
May 15, 2016, 9:04 am
Family wounded in suspected gangland carbombing
One victim, 37, seriously injured, wife and kids lightly hurt in Tel Aviv suburb of Or Yehuda, in apparent underworld hit
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of Israeli police cars (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)
May 12, 2016, 4:58 pm
Cops bust 3 suspected of plotting gangland bombing
Arrests comes a few days after son of crime boss was shot dead in Tel Aviv, putting police on high alert
By TOI staff
A forensic team examines the scene where Shai Shirazi, 30 was shot dead and another person wounded after a gunman opened fire on their car in Tel Aviv, May 7, 2016. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)
May 8, 2016, 6:31 am
Police brace for violence after mob hit kills son of crime boss
Driveby shooting in northern Tel Aviv Saturday leaves Shai Shirazi, son of Rico Shirazi, dead; manhunt underway for shooters
By TOI staff
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