Kobi Shabtai

High Court to hear bid forcing Netanyahu to fire Ben-Gvir, petitioners push pattern-of-conduct case

The hearing will be held before an expanded nine-justice panel and, in an unusual procedural step, will be broadcast live while closed to the public because of concern over disruptions.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in a Knesset plenum about the death penalty bill, in Jerusalem. March 24, 2026.
Newly appointed Police Commissioner Daniel Levi at a ceremony of new appointments and ranks of the Israeli police, at the Ministry of National Security in Jerusalem, on July 4, 2023.

The responsibility of new Police Commissioner Daniel Levi: Protect the public first - editorial

Time will tell what he will do and which direction he will choose to take the police in, but there is no doubt that this is one of the most critical public security bodies this country has.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Chief of police Kobi Shabtai speaks during a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024.

Kobi Shabtai's first speech since resigning: 'The police stopped Hamas on Oct 7'

Former Police chief Kobi Shabtai addressed the activities of the police during the October 7 massacre and his successor at a conference at Western Galilee College.

|ByALON HACHMON, SHAKED SADE, MATAN WASSERMAN
The new bulletproof ambulances.

Israel Police debut first ever bulletproof ambulances

The initiative was spearheaded by the nonprofits "Israel Friends" and "Let's Do Something," which provided the funding and support necessary for this critical enhancement.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai visits UAE to strengthen ties

Shabtai will meet with senior officials in the Emirati Interior Ministry and local police commissioners.

FEBRUARY 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai lands in the UAE, February 2021

Families of Meron victims to receive NIS 500,000 in compensation

The compensation will be offset by any payment the families will receive from legal proceedings.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
RESCUE TEAMS begin work at the scene of the Lag Ba’omer mass fatality on Mount Meron on April 30.

Police chief brushed off fears of Mount Meron capacity limit - ops head

Senior officer testifies he failed to convince Shabtai to limit the number of participants

JANUARY 9, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The bodies of the victims of the tragedy at Mount Meron on Lag Ba'omer.

Israel's politicians react to Old City shooting: 'A hideous murder'

Coalition MKs condemned the attack and sent condolences and recovery wishes to the man killed and the people wounded, while opposition MKs used the attack to lambast the government.

NOVEMBER 21, 2021ByELIAV BREUER
Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev at the scene of a terrorist attack that left one dead and three injured, November 21, 2021.

Police to significantly increase enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions

On Sunday, 318 fines were issued for Israelis not wearing a mask, compared to 89 on Saturday, and 74 fines were issued for violating isolation restrictions, compared to 47 on Saturday.

AUGUST 9, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli police officers guard at the entrance to a neighborhood in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias, June 24, 2020, during a closure on some neighborhood in the city following the spread of the Coronavirus.

Israel Police Central District commander announces retirement

Superintendent Moshe Barkat has served in the police force for about 30 years, six of them as district commander, and is now retiring.

JULY 20, 2021ByALON HACHMON
Israel Police Central District Commander Moshe Barkat

Rivlin bids Israel police farewell in moving ceremony

"In the past seven years I have learned even more about your work and the magnitude of the responsibility and my gratitude has only deepened."

JUNE 13, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
President Reuven Rivlin is seen at a farewell gathering with Israel Police in the national headquarters in Jerusalem.