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Charlie Summers

Police arrest an ambulance driver in northern Israel on suspicion of espionage for Iran in June 2026. (Israel Police)
July 30, 2026, 3:17 pm
Ambulance driver charged with Iran espionage, allegedly spied on Herzog and Smotrich
Prosecutors say Amir Hisham Mohammad Titi, 34, sent his Iranian handler photos of top officials on hospital visit, also documented former defense minister Gallant’s neighborhood
By Charlie Summers
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, at a campaign conference of at the Darom HaSharon Regional Council building in central Israel, July 27, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 2:52 am
Eisenkot’s team said to warn Shin Bet that he is under threat, has no armed security
Israeli TV says centrist party chief’s campaign director informed security service and cops that private guards without guns were hired after recent incidents, amid reports Iran is seeking to harm officials
By Charlie Summers
IDF soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 7:15 pm
IDF reportedly seizes land in PA-run area of West Bank to link 2 planned settlements
Hadash MK shoved by Border Police officer at memorial for Palestinian allegedly slain by settler; police nab teen suspected of assaulting Palestinians, abusing dog
By ToI Staff, Charlie Summers and Reuters
Illustrative: Israeli security forces patrol the Shuafat checkpoint in East Jerusalem, October 9, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 6:25 pm
Internal police probe looking into checkpoint killing of Jerusalem city worker
Sanitation worker Khalil a-Rishq, 50, shot several times after failing to heed calls to halt, police say; was reportedly left to bleed out; was also victim of 2025 Jewish extremist assault
By Charlie Summers
An IDF soldier, alongside settlers, beats two Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, June 6, 2026. (X)
July 29, 2026, 3:17 pm
Police arrest man seen attacking a Palestinian last month while in IDF uniform
Suspect is member of security squad for nearby West Bank settlement, police say, stressing he is not an active-duty soldier despite carrying army-issued assault rifle and handgun
By Emanuel Fabian and Charlie Summers
A man, suspected of breaking into an apartment and raping a woman in Gedera, arrives for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, on February 5, 2023. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 2:39 pm
Man sentenced to 21 years over 2023 rape that charged Jewish-Arab tensions
Bedouin construction worker raped mother in front of her child; Ben Gvir appears in court and alleges nationalistic motive for assault, despite no evidence pointing to this
By Charlie Summers
A fire burns at Sderot's industrial complex, July 27, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service video)
July 27, 2026, 12:23 pm
Fire erupts at Sderot industrial complex; civilian and firefighter said lightly hurt
Residents of nearby neighborhood told to stay indoors as firefighters work to control blaze that spread to two factories; officials rule out possibility of ammonia leak
By Charlie Summers
CNN correspondent Jeremy Diamond reporting near the West Bank village of Tayasir shortly before being briefly detained by IDF troops, March 27, 2026. (Screen capture: CNN)
July 23, 2026, 8:06 pm
In rarity, charges filed against Israeli filmed attacking CNN crew in West Bank
Four suspects were detained for incident in which they allegedly smashed windshield, tried to burst tires; CNN reporter in crew also reported being attacked by troops in March
By Charlie Summers and Emanuel Fabian
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (C) enters the Temple Mount during the day of Tisha B’Av, in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 4:40 pm
Thousands of Jews visit Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av; some pray openly
Advocacy group says over 3,000 people visited holy site on day marking destruction of Temples; Ben Gvir among the worshipers; Jordan blasts ‘flagrant violation’ of status quo
By Charlie Summers, Nava Freiberg and AFP
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
Senior prison officials tour the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader in northern Israel, January 2026. (Via social media)
July 23, 2026, 11:03 am
Construction said already underway on Ben Gvir’s prison crocodile moat
Far-right minister’s office confirms that digging has begun at Ketziot Prison, despite objections from nature authority and environment ministry’s legal council
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of Israeli national identity cards in Jerusalem on January 22, 2008. (Anna Kaplan/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 4:39 pm
Israel seeks to revoke citizenship of 2 Arab citizens convicted of aiding Hamas
Rani Ouf and Shadi Eidi were convicted of handing information to Palestinian terror group while they worked for Cellcom telecom firm, with aim of sabotage during a war
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
People inspect damage caused by a fire on July 18 in the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad in the West Bank, seen on July 19, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 20, 2026, 5:02 pm
Police arrest 2 Palestinians in connection with devastating fire at West Bank settlement
No casualties in Havat Gilad blaze, which forced over 100 families to evacuate, destroyed 13 homes; police said to believe it was lit unintentionally by cigarette butt; probe ongoing
By Charlie Summers
Israeli right-wing activists advocating Jewish settlement in Gaza gather on the border with the Gaza Strip as they attempt to cross over into the territory on July 19, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)
July 20, 2026, 2:34 am
Ministers join settler activists on march through closed military zone to Gaza border
Security forces do little to stop thousands of marchers from breaching IDF checkpoints while demonstrating for the reestablishment of settlements in the Strip; no arrests reported
By Charlie Summers
A guard grasps the hands of a cuffed prisoner through a door slot at the Givon Prison in Ramle on January 11, 2026. (Oren Cohen/Flash90)
July 19, 2026, 11:16 am
With Ben Gvir’s backing, prison guards quietly branding domestic criminals as terrorists
Public defenders alarmed over uptick in Arab inmates being moved to squalid security wings where they serve alongside terror prisoners, based on questionable misconduct allegations
By Charlie Summers
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