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ZAKA responders at the scene where a man was stabbed to death at a kollel study hall in Bnei Brak, May 20, 2026. (ZAKA)
May 20, 2026, 10:07 pm
Man stabbed to death in synagogue in Bnei Brak in front of his son
Authorities arrest suspect who is said to suffer from mental illness and who reportedly threatened victim after being passed up for ritual honor at prayer service
By Charlie Summers
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 18, 2026, 8:52 pm
Smotrich attacks AG, rule of law in dramatic Knesset committee hearing
Opposition accuses coalition of dismantling checks on power in debate about bill to split AG’s role; finance minister blames her, previous government for Arab crime surge
By Ariela Karmel
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
A masked man points his gun at Arraba mayor Ahmad Nassar and his deputy, Anwar Yassin (left), who are dining with others at a restaurant, and then opens fire, moderately injuring Nassar (in right photo) and Yassin on March 8, 2026. (Screenshot/X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 8, 2026, 11:33 pm
Arraba mayor and his deputy shot and injured amid unrelenting crime wave
Masked assailant ambushes Ahmad Nassar and Anwar Yassin while sitting at bakery in northern Arab city; separately, man succumbs to wounds from shooting last week in Jaffa
By Charlie Summers
MK Mansour Abbas at the Knesset on November 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 27, 2026, 8:37 am
As Arab parties answer call for unity, Ra’am seeks to retain role as coalition kingmaker
Factions look to reunify as ‘Joint List’ so as to pool power for community wracked by deadly crime, but Islamist party wants to keep its plans to expand its base and return to government
By Tal Schneider
Illustrative: Police carry out searches for the suspected perpetrator of a deadly shooting in Jaffa, November 8, 2025. (Israel Police)
December 1, 2025, 11:18 am
Dozens arrested in early morning police raid of top crime families in Israel, West Bank
Sweep follows year-long operation in which an undercover agent infiltrated the Abu Latif and Hariri criminal organizations to gather evidence on racketeering schemes
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Police at the scene where a car exploded as a result of a suspected assassination, in Tel Aviv, August 30, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 30, 2025, 10:16 pm
Man in his 70s shot dead in Umm al-Fahm; Tel Aviv car bomb wounds 4
Fursan Mahajna becomes 166th Arab Israeli slain in crime in 2025; police say suspect in Tel Aviv blast ‘very well-known to us,’ incident part of criminal feud
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at the scene of a shooting in the central Arab city of Tira, August 21, 2023. (Israel Police)
April 21, 2025, 10:27 am
Man shot dead in central town of Tira as Arab community crime wave continues unabated
Victim, named as Sabri Mazen Mardi, 24, shot by unknown assailant in early morning, a month before he was due to get married; no arrests made
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Syrian national Ahmad G, who allegedly stabbed six passersby in southern Austria on Saturday, killing a 14-year-old and injuring five others. (X, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
February 16, 2025, 6:03 am
Syrian asylum seeker stabs passersby in Austria, killing teen, injuring 5
Police say attack was seemingly random, still working to determine 23-year-old attacker’s motive, searching for possible additional suspects
By STEPHANIE LICHTENSTEIN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 19, 2024, 7:54 pm
Ben Gvir boycotts meeting on Arab crime with Netanyahu amid new spat
PM quoted saying he’s ‘not impressed by such boycotts’ after latest clash with national security minister
By Sam Sokol
An unverified video circulating on social media purports to show Israeli travelers bound and lying face down during an armed robbery in Costa Rica. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 8, 2024, 11:22 am
Israeli tourists tied up and robbed at gunpoint in Costa Rica
Travelers reportedly followed for several days before incident, in area thought to be ‘relatively safe’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (lunopark/Shutterstock.com)
August 5, 2024, 6:14 am
Two men shot dead in northern Israel’s Baqa al-Gharbiya
Police investigating circumstances of apparent murder after men found in vehicle parked in a field with gunshot wounds to their bodies
By ToI Staff
Israel Police officers from the Ayalon District Police hold an assessment at the scene of a deadly shooting in Bat Yam, June 25, 2024. (Israel Police)
June 25, 2024, 11:31 pm
Man shot dead in Bat Yam in suspected gangland attack
Shooters flee scene on motorbike; search underway
By ToI Staff
Ambulances at the scene of a shooting in Lod on May 5, 2024. (Magen David Adom)
May 6, 2024, 6:57 am
3 Arab Israelis shot dead in separate incidents on Sunday, as crime wave persists
Apparent crime gang murders in Reineh, Yarka and Lod bring homicide death toll in community to 68 this year, according to Abraham Initiatives
By ToI Staff
Paramedics on the scene at a suspected murder in Yafia on March 18, 2024. (MDA)
March 18, 2024, 9:34 am
Man shot to death in Yafia, in 40th slaying in Arab community this year
Police say two individuals shot inside car in northern Arab town, with man in his 20s declared dead at the scene and another in his 60s lightly wounded
By ToI Staff
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