Hodaya Ran

Hodaya Ran is a crime reporter for Walla .

An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Israel's underworld at the ballot box: Who are crime figures backing?

Israeli police and forensic investigators at the scene of a fatal shooting outside a bank on Moshe Dayan Street in Tel Aviv, where two men in their 50s were found shot dead. Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide, October 26, 2026.

Two men found dead near Tel Aviv senior living center in suspected murder-suicide

Israeli activist Sheffi Paz surrounded by supporters arrives to enter the Neve Tirtza Women's Prison in in Ramla, to serve her sentence After being convicted in vandalism, on November 14, 2024.

Sheffi Paz, prominent Tel Aviv anti-illegal immigration activist, dies at 74


Three Hebron residents arrested for online incitement to terrorism, support for Hamas

According to police, the suspects expressed support for the terrorists who carried out an attack in the West Bank in which St.-Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem were killed.

Israeli security forces near the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron, October 23, 2026. Five people were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously, and two Palestinian terrorists were killed by Israeli forces.

School security guard's weapon stolen, Israel Police launch manhunt for culprit

Officers from the Mesubim Police Station in the Dan District were dispatched to the scene and launched extensive searches in the area to locate the suspect.

Israel Police car

Bloodied suspect carrying samurai sword charged with brutal beating of woman, killing her dog

He claimed God came to him, ordering him to kill his friend. He later claimed God instructed him not to kill her, but to offer a sacrifice like the binding of Isaac, which led him to stab his dog.

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

Over 100,000 rally in Tel Aviv demanding commission of inquiry into failures during October 7

Thousands gathered at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on Saturday, joined by opposition leaders, to demand an inquiry into the failures surrounding October 7.

Hostage Square in Tel Aviv packed with protesters in calls for a State Commission of Inquiry.

MK May Golan questioned for 10 hours over allegations of stealing thousands from charities

During questioning at Lahav 433, the Israel Police’s national crime investigation unit, Golan denied the allegations and said she had documents showing where the money had gone.

Minister May Golan arrives for a court hearing in her defamation lawsuit against Ran Rahav at the Magistrate's Court in Bat Yam, December 3, 2025.

Police clarify AFP photographer had no suspected advance knowledge of West Bank terror attack

Israel Police say an AFP photographer is not suspected of knowing about the Hebron shooting in advance, as investigators examine the attack.

One of the terrorists who attacked the northern checkpoint of Hebron in the West Bank, October 23, 2026.

Kfar Saba mayor, wife suspected of fraud released to house arrest, forbidden to communicate

Under the ruling by the court, the couple is prohibited from speaking to each other until November 1, while Saar is barred from entering municipal facilities until November 15.

Meital Saar, wife of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar, attends a hearing on the extension of her detention in connection with a suspected bribery and corruption investigation, at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, October 19, 2026.

Fire extinguishers stolen, emptied in streets as suspected TikTok challenge spreads in Netanya

Police questioned about 15 teenagers in Netanya over suspected fire extinguisher thefts linked to a TikTok challenge, warning of serious fire risks.

The TikTok app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025.

Manhunt launched as suspect flees scene of attempted ramming of police officer near Modi'in

The driver was suspected of transporting illegal immigrants before attempting to run over a police officer.

Israeli police inspectors and bomb squad unit are seen at the scene where Israeli Border Police forces shot at a driver who allegedly attempted to ram his vehicle into security personnel in az-Za'ayyem checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim.

Israeli patients' blood samples allegedly taken without consent for research, hospital says

Kaplan Medical Center filed a police complaint over suspicions that blood samples were taken from patients without their consent as part of research in the hospital’s cardiology department.

View of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, central Israel, January 26, 2026