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Charlie Summers

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
Police at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack in Lod, central Israel, July 1, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 1:29 pm
Police shoot, kill knife-wielding man in Lod after he charges at officer
Patrol spots local carrying blade who tries to stab officer when they attempt to intervene, police say; cousin claims slain man was mentally ill, was holding scissors
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
Illustrative: A suspect is handcuffed in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 10:38 pm
20-year-old US citizen arrested in Jerusalem, to be charged with spying for Iran
Police say the man took photos, videos of ‘sensitive sites’ on handler’s behalf, earned hundreds of dollars for espionage before his arrest
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial, at the Jerusalem District Court on June 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 29, 2026, 5:30 pm
Judges again call on prosecution to drop bribery charge from Netanyahu trial
PM’s attorney tells court conducting trial 5 days a week will be like ‘the Eichmann trial’; prosecution agrees holding daily hearings in case is ‘close to impossible’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
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
Religious Zionism MK Zvi Sukkot speaks to reporters during an uncoordinated visit to schools in Umm al-Fahm, sparking protest from residents on June 28, 2026. (Screenshot/X)
June 28, 2026, 9:48 pm
Arab city strikes as far-right MK Sukkot stages visit, pitches Israeli flag
Schools shut in Umm al-Fahm as ultranationalist Knesset Education Committee chair tours city under heavy police guard in uncoordinated visit, angering locals
By Charlie Summers
Police and rescue forces at the scene where a car exploded in a suspected gangland killing, in Jaffa, June 28, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 28, 2026, 11:50 am
Five slain within hours in shootings, car-bombings amid spiraling Arab community violence
Father killed, 6-year-old son injured as vehicle explodes in Jaffa; man killed in Jaffa car bomb; 2 gunned down in Qalansawe, another in Taibe; toll in Arab community this year reaches at least 141
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Fires blaze around the Palestinian town of Deir Dibwan following an arson attack by settlers targeting farmland and vehicles in the Ramallah area, on June 14, 2026. (Screenshots/X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 26, 2026, 9:08 pm
6 settlers indicted on terror charges for arson attack on West Bank mosque with people inside
5 minors and an 18-year-old accused of arriving in Deir Dibwan earlier this month wearing face coverings and carrying knives, tear gas, gloves and combustible material
By 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
State Attorney Amit Aisman speaks at a legal conference at Haifa University on June 25, 2026. (Screenshot/YouTube)
June 25, 2026, 7:02 pm
State attorney warns against ‘deliberate erosion’ of public trust in law enforcement
Top prosecutor criticizes politicians’ refusal to heed police summons as blow to rule of law, says placing agency that probes police under justice minister will politicize investigations
By Charlie Summers
An underage bride interacts with an officer following a police raid on an illegal wedding ceremony in February in Yavne'el, northern Israel (Israel Police)
June 24, 2026, 7:44 pm
Police detain Haredi sect members suspected of conducting underage marriages
Raid in northern Israel comes after months-long probe, following years of allegations Hasidic sect involved in widespread child sex abuse
By Charlie Summers
Mohammad Barakeh, chair of umbrella organization for the Arab community, the High Follow-up Committee in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 24, 2026, 12:56 am
Former MK detained for alleged incitement during 2022 Ramallah speech
Cops arrive at Mohammad Barakeh’s home with a warrant after the former Hadash leader refused to appear when summoned to a West Bank settlement for police questioning
By Charlie Summers
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives for the EU Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP)
June 22, 2026, 2:48 am
Sharaa rules out Syria intervening in Lebanon after Trump again suggests it fight Hezbollah
‘I’m close to giving it over to Syria,’ US president says of war with Iran-backed terror group; Netanyahu defends buffer zone as Lebanon conflict threatens to derail Iran talks
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid, Charlie Summers, ToI Staff and AFP
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