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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 476

organized crime

Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen in Jerusalem, March 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2024, 12:26 pm
Man injured near Haifa in car explosion tied to criminal underworld
Victim suffers light to moderate injuries on Route 22, in third such blast linked to feuding gangs within a week
By ToI Staff
Police officers at the scene of a car bomb killing in Ramle, September 5, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 5, 2024, 2:50 pm
Man killed in car explosion near Ramle school, motive believed criminal feud
Paramedics declare victim dead at scene; mayor calls on police minister Ben Gvir to do more, involve Shin Bet in combating spiraling crime
By ToI Staff
FILE - Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, seen after his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
August 26, 2024, 3:17 pm
France detains Telegram chief accused of failing to curb use of app for crime, terror
Russian-born founder also suspected of not preventing drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organized crime on platform; Moscow says Paris ‘refusing to cooperate’ over detention
By Sylvie MALIGORNE, Julia Pavesi, Jurgen HECKER and Stuart Williams
Two 'Puck' satirical magazine covers featuring Mrs. Mandelbaum. On left (Summer 1884): The public feud between D.A. Olney and police inspector Byrnes. In the middle, depicted in blatantly anti-Semitic caricature, is a bejeweled Mrs. Mandelbaum. On right (1885): Mrs. Mandelbaum, safely on the Canadian side of the ‘fence’ for American defaulters." (Public domain)
July 3, 2024, 1:24 am
How a Jewish German woman in NY became America’s first major crime boss in 1859
Margalit Fox’s new book uncovers the fascinating life and capers of Fredericka Mandelbaum, who fenced stolen property and orchestrated complicated jewel heists and bank robberies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Police and medical personnel at the scene investigate the murder of a woman in her 30's that was shot dead, in Lod, July 26, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 1, 2024, 9:33 am
Man found shot dead in Pardes Hanna in suspected gang killing
Unidentified man, around 30 years old, discovered near cemetery; MDA paramedics pronounce him dead at the scene
By ToI Staff
Rawa Majid, a Kurdish-Swedish criminal at the head of the Foxtrot crime ring, which Israel accuses of being behind Iran-backed attempts to attack Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe, May 2024.
May 30, 2024, 2:00 pm
Mossad: Iran-backed criminal networks behind attacks on Israeli embassies in Europe
Swedish intelligence agency confirms that Tehran is using local organizations — including the Foxtrot and Rumba crime rings — to attack Israeli and Jewish targets
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: Inspector General of Malaysian Police, Razarudin Husain, at a press conference in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, October 10, 2023. (Screen capture: Youtube/Associate Press Archive, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 30, 2024, 11:45 am
Israeli alleged mobster arrested in Malaysia with illegal firearms, suspected of spying
Shalom Avitan said to be en route to kill rival mob boss, but Malaysian police say he could be an Israeli agent; may face 25 years behind bars; 3 arrested for supplying weapons
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Investigators at the scene of a fatal shooting in the coastal city of Ashdod, March 24, 2024. (Israel Police)
March 24, 2024, 12:57 pm
Woman shot dead, two people wounded in suspected Ashdod gangland hit
Purported criminal figure wounded in attack, as was a female relative — reportedly an IDF soldier — who tried to fire back at the gunman before he escaped
By ToI Staff
This image provided by the US Attorney, Southern District of New York shows a photo from a complaint document filed by SDNY of Takeshi Ebisawa handling a rocket launcher. Federal prosecutors say the leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons. (US Attorney, Southern District of New York via AP)
February 22, 2024, 11:43 pm
US alleges Japanese crime boss tried to send weapons-grade uranium to Iran
US prosecutors say Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, provided samples of material from Myanmar to undercover agent in belief Iran would use it for a weapons program
By AP
A view of the city of Rahat, in southern Israel, October 30, 2023 (Gianluca Pacchiani / Times of Israel)
November 29, 2023, 11:21 am
Man shot dead in Bedouin village, third murder in Arab community in past 24 hours
Police believe 221st killing in Arab community this year part of ongoing feud between crime families
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Firemen and police officers at the scene where a car exploded in Rishon Lezion on July 3, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 1, 2023, 7:03 pm
Man shot dead in Ashkelon in suspected gang hit
22-year-old said to be associated with Lavi family, some of whose members have been feuding with their ex-partners in Benny Shlomo’s organization after he was killed last year
By ToI Staff
Police stand by an overturned all-terrain vehicle after chasing two suspects they believe were planning a hit on a mob figure in Shfaram, September 10, 2023 (Israel Police)
September 10, 2023, 8:46 pm
Police say they foiled assassination attempt on Arab underworld figure
Cops say two armed suspects on ATV arrested while prowling near home of crime organization member in Shfaram
By ToI Staff
Police at the scene of a shooting in the northern town of Kafr Kanna, August 26, 2023. (Flash90)
August 26, 2023, 7:13 pm
Masked gunmen injure 6 family members, two seriously, at home in northern Arab town
In latest brazen criminal attack, gunmen open fire on relatives in yard before fleeing; woman, 29, and man, 55, are gravely hurt
By ToI Staff
Mourners attend the funeral of 66-year-old Salman Halabi in Yarka, northern Israel, August 23, 2023. (Flash90)
August 25, 2023, 12:43 pm
Two more suspects arrested in Abu Snan quadruple homicide
Third suspect was nabbed at airport trying to flee country. All four victims of the killing buried; police discover tunnels under Nazareth used by crime family
By ToI Staff
Police arrest Rami Ismail (left) near Kiryat Shmona on August 11, 2023, on suspicion of extortion attempts. (Israel Police)
August 23, 2023, 4:30 pm
Prosecutors seek to use new ‘protection law’ against criminal suspect in north
Rami Ismail, who was arrested earlier this month, could be the first person charged under new legislation that sets minimum prison sentences for such shakedowns
By ToI Staff
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