Police

Some 500 officers raided targets across Israel on Monday, arresting 50 suspected of extorting contractors under the guise of security services, including a sitting council head in the North.

An Israeli couple from Jerusalem and their one-year-old son were rescued after mistakenly entering Area A near a Bethlehem hotel. The parents were later questioned by police.

Roy Cohen, a Tel Aviv resident in his 40s with 14 previous convictions, allegedly broke into a yeshiva on Rothschild Boulevard and stole tefillin worth NIS 25,000, cash, and other valuables.

Following the incident, an investigation was opened at the Jordan Valley police station in the Judea and Samaria District on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon.

Authorities said Peña would remain under house arrest while the public prosecutor's office determines the final charges against him.

Border Police painted over nationalist graffiti in western Galilee villages, highlighting debates over governance as Arab parties seek political influence following the election.

Police arrested a suspect after a man was seriously stabbed in Haifa. In Tel Aviv, a suspect was detained with a flare and a screwdriver ahead of a soccer game.

With 20,000 Israelis expected in Hebron for Shabbat Chayei Sarah, security forces are preparing for possible terror attacks and clashes, with drills simulating simultaneous emergencies.

The protest is one of many demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox individuals in recent months protesting projects to expand light rail routes in Jerusalem.

Prof. Kobi George, head of the hospital's cardiology department, was suspended following the launch of the hospital's internal investigation about two weeks ago.