Police

Gunmen open fire near Israeli consulate in Istanbul in possible ISIS-linked attack

A spokesperson for Israel's Foreign Ministry told The Jerusalem Post that the consulate is not staffed. One gunman was killed, and two police officers were injured, Turkish authorities confirmed.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER, JAMES GENN, REUTERS
Police work at the scene, after gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, April 7, 2026.
Israel Police officer in a police car

Police intervene as 100 people try to enter private compound near Tomb of the Kings in Jerusalem

One person was arrested, and three officers were lightly injured. Authorities used crowd-control measures to disperse the group and restore public order. 

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Murder suspect caught hiding in IDF base weeks after the killing

The murder victim was a 32-year-old resident of Rehovot, who had been stabbed one morning in February outside of a club in Tel Aviv.

|ByTZVI JASPER
EMERGENCY SERVICES after a car rammed into a crowd in Louisiana, USA, injuring several.

Man arrested after vehicle slams into Louisiana crowd, injuring at least 15, sheriff's office says

A suspect is in custody and an investigation is ongoing following the incident, which occurred near a Lao New Year celebration, Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Rebecca Melancon said.

|ByREUTERS

Israel Police decry online defamation campaign against female officer in Jerusalem

Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal offence.

APRIL 4, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
ISRAEL POLICE at the scene of a fallen piece of an Iranian missile, March 5, 2026.

Police investigate Lahav 433 officer accused of sexually harassing subordinate policewoman - report

According to the report by KAN, the officer allegedely made made sexually explicit statements towards his subordinate, with the incident being investigated.

APRIL 4, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
THE ISRAEL POLICE conducts its high-level investigations through Lahav 433, the country’s ‘FBI,’ headquartered in this building in Lod.

Mohel arrested for death of baby linked to circumcision

The mohel, who had performed thousands of circumcisions before, had received previous allegations of medical complications.

APRIL 1, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A ‘MOHEL’ holds a scalpel as he performs a circumcision

False AI match sends US grandmother to jail for five months

The defense team presented bank records showing she was over 1,900 km away at the time of the alleged crimes.

MARCH 31, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jail cell. Illustration.

Toronto Police under fire for allowing pro-Palestine protesters to march past Jewish institutions

One week ago, Toronto police Deputy Chief Frank Barredo announced a new ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Jewish residential areas of the city.

MARCH 30, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
AL-QUDS DAY protesters march through the streets in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026.

Police arrest three suspects in Arab community murders

Two of the suspects were arrested following a case from Friday, in which a man in his 50s was shot in Tel Aviv.

MARCH 30, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

‘Stop marching,’ Victoria Police in Canada tell pro-Palestine demonstrators due to police strain

Police asked organizers and participants to remain on the legislature lawn instead, “where the environment is safer and more controlled.”

MARCH 26, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Pro-Palestine protesters take part in a protest in front of the City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 15, 2021.

London police arrest two men over antisemitic arson of ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteers

The two were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, with police officers carrying out searches at their residences, London's Metropolitan Police stated.

MARCH 25, 2026ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Toronto Police to deploy armed officers, bans pro-Palestinian protests in Jewish areas

As part of the measures, which come amid "heightened tensions," officers will be equipped with patrol rifles and other long guns as part of a deterrence strategy,

MARCH 25, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Toronto police stand watch near the Al-Quds day protest in Toronto, Ontario, on March 14, 2026.

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara

Jerusalem man indicted for sexual offenses against minors • Jerusalem Police seized several kilos of controlled substances • Two suspects arrested for possession of heroin and cocaine

MARCH 24, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.