Efrat Forsher

Efrat Forsher is the police reporter for Walla and also covers the Israel Prisons Service and the Fire and Rescue Authority. 


 IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi seen during an exercise in northern Israel, July 31, 2024

Former IDF chief Halevi to testify in Bild affair case

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.

Three figures close to Netanyahu appear in court for hearing in Bild case 

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

Haredi protesters attack bus driver during protest in northern Jerusalem


Suspect arrested for indecent acts on patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting patients at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Authorities are investigating possible additional victims.

 The Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem. January 15, 2017.

Court releases bus driver who fatally rammed haredi teen to three days of house arrest

At the end of the morning hearing, Judge Tamar Bar-Asher ordered the driver to be released after reviewing security footage from the scene.

the scene where a teenager was killed and three others were injured after being hit by a bus near rally against the recruitment of Ultra orthodox Jews to the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026.

Lawmakers raise alarm over police treatment of Ethiopian community

During the session, Blue and White faction chair MK Pnina Tamano-Shata described the harassment and discrimination experienced by young members of the community at the hands of police officers.

 MK Pnina Tamano-Shata speaks during a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, December 29, 2025.

Indictment filed against security guards who allowed illegal immigrants into Israel

According to the indictment, the guards exploited their public positions and the authority granted to them and allowed vehicles carrying illegal immigrants to pass through the checkpoint.

 Border police troops conduct large-scale operation to thwart illegal immigration to Israel. September 29, 2024.

Two policemen injured at religious youth protest in Jerusalem marking Ahuvia Sandak's death

The protesters, a group of young right-wing nationalists, took to the streets to mark five years since the death of hilltop youth Ahuvia Sandak.

A police officer's bandaged hand is seen during protests in Jerusalem, December 27, 2025

Thirteen officers injured as ultra-Orthodox Jews riot over parking ticket, four arrested

Rioters hurled stones, vandalized a police vehicle and property, and threw trash cans at officers after police tried to issue a routine parking ticket in Jerusalem.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest following the issuance of a parking ticket in Jerusalem, December 18, 2025

Nearly two year after disappearance: Police arrest suspect linked to missing girl Haymanut Kasau

Footage obtained by Walla shows a man arriving at the home of a young girl in Beersheba, later reportedly identified as a close friend of the missing Kasau.

Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Ultra-Orthodox child forgotten on bus and left alone at West Bank checkpoint, police probe parents

The child's parents, a haredi couple residing in Modi'in Ilit, were located on Monday morning and subsequently taken into questioning by police officers.

A three-year-old haredi child found on his own at a bus terminal at the Kalandiya West Bank crossing, December 15, 2025

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

Ben-Gvir backs, promotes YAMAS West Bank chief while undercover officers face ongoing investigation

The promotion came even as the three soldiers were still giving testimony on the murder of the terrorists who had surrendered.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025