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Israeli police patrol a street in East Jerusalem’s predominantly Arab neighbourhood of Silwan on August 23, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 9:47 am
3 killed in East Jerusalem shootings, 2 by cops, amid apparent family dispute
Chaos erupts in Silwan after initial shooting leaves 1 dead, another critically injured; family members reportedly attack homes with Molotov cocktails, are shot dead by police
By ToI Staff
Sham Shami, an Arab Israeli man who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly opened fire towards a house in Ibtin, a northern Bedouin village, on January 9, 2026. (Facebook)
January 9, 2026, 3:13 pm
Police officers fatally shoot Arab Israeli man, say he posed threat to their lives
Cops say armed man opened fire at a house in northern village of Ibtin; police internal investigations unit checking circumstances of shooting
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: A police car in Jerusalem on June 8, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
September 8, 2025, 12:55 am
Police officer shot and killed during chase in north
Slaying of 1st Sgt. Niv Peretz comes hours after Ben Gvir is heckled over crime wave plaguing Arab community while visiting town of Umm al-Fahm
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Police officers at the scene of a deadly shootout with organized crime suspects in the northern Arab Israeli village of Iksal, April 26, 2025. (Israel Police)
April 27, 2025, 10:36 am
Two suspects killed, police officer seriously wounded in shootout in north
Third suspect seriously hurt after officers intercept trio in village of Iksal; group reportedly heading to kill member of rival crime family; separately, man shot dead in south
By ToI Staff
Iranian women not wearing their mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walk in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
August 15, 2024, 12:08 pm
Iranian police shoot woman while trying to seize her car over hijab violation
Arezou Badri, a mother of two, is under arrest in a police hospital, likely paralyzed; authorities claim she was trying to escape an impound order for her car
By Jon Gambrell
A pedestrian uses a smartphone to take footage of a damaged store facade with a message reading 'Justice for Nahel' in Marseille, southern France on July 1, 2023, after a fourth consecutive night of rioting in France over the killing of a teenager by police. (Clement Mahoudeau/AFP)
July 1, 2023, 7:54 pm
Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as teen slain by police is buried
Hundreds attend funeral of Nahal, 17, whose killing has triggered four days and nights of unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed nationwide; 2,500 fires set overnight
By Cara Anna, Angela Charlton and LEWIS JOLY
A memorial to those deported from France during the Holocaust and World War II is defaced during riots following the police shooting of a teen, June 29, 2023. (Screen grab via Twitter used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 1, 2023, 2:44 pm
Memorial to Holocaust victims, WWII resistance defaced during riots in France
Commemorative site to those deported is daubed with anti-law enforcement slogans during unrest following fatal shooting by police of a teenager
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Firefighters use a water hose on a burnt bus in Nanterre, outside Paris, France, July 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
July 1, 2023, 11:30 am
Over 1,300 arrested in France during 4th night of riots over fatal police shooting
Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45,000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says 2,500 fires set overnight
By John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet and LEWIS JOLY
People run away during clashes with police in the center of Lyon, central France, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP/Laurent Cipriani)
July 1, 2023, 6:18 am
French youths clash with officers in 4th day of riots over fatal police shooting
Macron appeals to parents to keep children off streets, blames social media for fueling unrest as rioters loot stores, set fires; police arrest 270 people Friday
By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester and LEWIS JOLY
Protesters clash with riot police at the Porte d'Aix in Marseille, southern France on June 30, 2023, over the shooting of a teenage driver by French police in a Paris suburb on June 27. (Christophe Simon/AFP)
June 30, 2023, 11:45 pm
France boosts police presence to 45,000 nationwide to quell ‘unacceptable’ riots
Authorities brace for a fourth consecutive night of mass protests over teenager’s fatal shooting by cop
By Margaux BERGEY
This general view shows the fire destroyed Tessi group building in the Alma district of Roubaix, northern France on June 30, 2023, following riots three days after a 17-year-old boy was shot dead by police. (Denis Charlet/AFP)
June 30, 2023, 5:08 pm
France mulls state of emergency after 3rd night of riots over deadly police shooting
PM says government weighing ‘all options’ to restore order, as Macron to head security meeting on response to unrest sparked by cops’ shooting of teen during traffic stop
By Anne Renaut
A demonstrator runs on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France, Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
June 30, 2023, 8:56 am
600 arrested, 200 police hurt on France’s 3rd night of protests over teen’s killing
Macron to hold emergency meeting as tens of thousands of officers deployed to quell protests sparked by police shooting of teen during traffic stop
By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester and ALEX TURNBULL
Illustrative image of a police car, October 14, 2012. (FLASH90)
June 14, 2023, 10:47 am
Blood-soaked man charges at police with metal rod, is shot
50-year-old Rishon Lezion resident was roaming streets shouting he had hurt someone; is moderately injured by cops
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)
October 2, 2022, 5:57 am
Suspect seriously wounded in police shooting in coastal Arab town
Officers respond to reports of gunfire outside home in Jisr az-Zarqa, open fire on suspected shooter
By ToI Staff
Assault rifles seized by police officers following a shooting in Nazareth, September 29, 2022. (Israel Police)
September 29, 2022, 10:58 pm
Suspect killed, another seriously hurt in shootout with police in Nazareth
Officers respond to sounds of gunfire from four suspects allegedly targeting home in city; two others arrested; public security minister says background to incident was criminal
By ToI Staff
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