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Illustrative: Police at the scene of a shooting in the northern Arab town of Shfaram on June 28, 2023. (FLASH90)
August 12, 2026, 10:08 am
Man shot dead in northern Arab city near Haifa
Reports say man of about 60 shot at point-blank range inside his car in Shfaram; police said to probe connection to longstanding blood feud between families in the area
By ToI Staff
Agam Tsarafi, left, and Shilat Houta, right, suspects in the July murder of Benayahu Razi in Jerusalem, and Linor Sasson, suspected in aiding them, are brought to a court hearing at the Jerusalem District Court, August 7, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 7, 2026, 2:27 pm
Six, including four minors, charged with murdering teen in a Jerusalem Airbnb
Defendants allegedly assaulted Benayahu Razi and his friend with knives, brass knuckles, a club and a kitchen mallet; cops say one defendant was romantically involved with victim
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Benayahu Razi, a 19-year-old resident of Jerusalem who was found stabbed to death in a rental apartment in the city's Nachlaot neighborhood on July 11, 2026. (Facebook)
July 23, 2026, 3:00 pm
Two teens arrested in connection with deadly Jerusalem stabbing
16-year-old sister of fugitive suspect nabbed on suspicion of helping him evade cops; police believe pair’s detained mother arranged murder; 18-year-old also arrested
By Charlie Summers
A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 6:49 pm
US embassy urges caution among American citizens in Israel amid uptick in organized crime
Warning comes in the wake of an escalating conflict between influential crime families in Israel, which sparked a series of attacks at branches of the Japanika sushi chain
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Benayahu Razi, a 19-year-old resident of Jerusalem who was found stabbed to death in a rental apartment in the city's Nachlaot neighborhood on July 11, 2026. (Facebook)
July 15, 2026, 8:49 pm
Two women suspected in deadly Jerusalem stabbing named; allegedly ordered hit on victim
Mother says teen son’s killing came after one of the suspects, a young woman, incessantly stalked him; suspects deny direct involvement, with one claiming victim beat her
By Charlie Summers
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
Police and rescue forces at the scene where a car exploded in a suspected gangland killiing, in Jaffa, June 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 11:06 am
Spiraling crime wave takes toll on Arab youth as law enforcement accused of inaction
Police say they’re treating the murders seriously, but Jaffa’s Muslim Council leader charges string of killings are ‘part of Israeli policies’ toward minority community
By Alice CHANCELLOR and Hiba Aslan
Israel Police Commissioner Daniel Levy (L) and Shin Bet chief David Zini at the state memorial ceremony marking 30 years since the assassination of late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, held at Mount Herzl cemetery, in Jerusalem, on November 3, 2025. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
July 4, 2026, 6:20 pm
Shin Bet building program to help police tackle rampant Arab crime wave — reports
Project to receive NIS 1-1.3 billion in funding; as murder rates rise, new agency chief Zini reportedly more open to using Shin Bet to fight crime than his predecessor
By ToI Staff
Leaders of the Arab community, including members of the Knesset, protest against violence in their community outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 6:18 pm
Police have solved just 12% of homicides in Arab communities this year, watchdog finds
Nearly 150 Arab citizens killed over six months, Abraham Initiatives group says, as community reels from skyrocketing homicides; bulk of murders concentrated in northern Israel
By Charlie Summers
The scene of a stabbing that left 75-year-old rabbi Amos Guetta dead in Netanya on July 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
July 1, 2026, 12:45 pm
Three killed in under an hour, including a well-known rabbi, as violent crime surges
Ex-student of Amos Guetta arrested in fatal stabbing as Netanya mourns esteemed rabbi; further north, bus driver shot dead, another man gunned down outside shopping mall
By Charlie Summers
The scene of a car blast that left a man dead in the Haifa neighborhood of Kiryat Haim, June 30, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 30, 2026, 6:54 pm
Crime figure killed in Haifa car blast, Arab community’s 7th fatality in 3 days
Rabee Abu Haikal, a suspect in a 2023 double murder, targeted in city’s Kiryat Haim neighborhood as violence crisis persists
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Police and medics seen at the scene of a suspected murder in the Nazareth-area town of Yafia, June 29, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 29, 2026, 9:15 am
Man, 30, killed near Nazareth, in 6th fatality in Arab community in just over 24 hours
Reports say man gunned down in car in Yafia, police open homicide probe; senior police officials blame ‘total collapse of system’ for crime wave, say deterrence ‘no longer exists’
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
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
Police officers collect evidence at the scene of a car bombing that left a woman dead in Tel Aviv on June 4, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
June 4, 2026, 12:48 pm
Woman killed by car bomb on Ayalon Highway; police arrest estranged husband
Lia Malka, 35, is survived by couple’s 2-year-old daughter; suspect was reportedly questioned recently for threatening her and her family amid messy divorce proceedings
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
A burning car that had two people inside and that was discovered on Route 40, June 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 1, 2026, 9:49 pm
Two killed by explosive device in car on road near Beersheba
Vehicle veers off Route 40; passengers declared dead at scene; police say fire caused by bomb, incident tied to organized crime; man stabbed to death in Ashkelon
By Charlie Summers
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