Crime

Father blasts release of Israeli nurse who broke toddler's bones: 'Our child was helpless'

“How does the judge say that it’s enough to watch the video and then decide to release her?” the father said. “You have to look at the severity of her actions. This is a scandal.”

The entrance to Reuth Rehabilitation Center in Tel Aviv, seen December 31, 2022
 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

Israeli nurse accused of abusing hospitalized toddler released from police custody

View of the Jerusalem District Court on January 13, 2026.

Indictment filed against Jerusalem man over alleged attempt to burn minor on bus

Police cyber crime unit

Identity theft, data leaks top Israel’s cybercrime list, nearly 1 in 12 affected in 2024


ARCCI urges appeal in Kachura case after nurse sentenced to seven years for death of teen patient

The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel argued that the verdict and sentence fail to reflect a prolonged pattern of exploitation rooted in power imbalances between caregiver and patient.

Demonstrators and family members protest against Edward Kachura, who is accused of murdering 17-year-old Yael Melnik outside his court hearing at the Haifa District Court on February 7, 2023.

Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein's jet eight times in '90s, prosecutor email charges

On one flight described in the newly released records, the only three passengers were Epstein, Trump, and a 20-year-old woman whose name was redacted.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, on December 19, 2025

UK police say comedian Russell Brand charged with two more sex offenses

The new charges - authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service - related to two women and followed five charges made in April involving four other women.

British actor and comedian Russell Brand, who has been charged with rape and multiple counts of sex assault, arrives at Southwark Crown Court, in London, Britain, May 30, 2025.

Death penalty debate: Jewish reverence for life vs Ben-Gvir’s cheapening of life - opinion

In degrading terrorists and criminals, Itamar Ben-Gvir is trashing Jewish religious values and cheapening everybody’s life.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset on December 8, 2025.

Former Israeli cybercompany employee pleads guilty to extorting millions from US companies

A former Israeli cybersecurity company employee admitted he was a part of a years-long scheme along with two others targeting businesses across the US.

 Cyber Attack

Haymanot Kasau's disappearance: Why Israel must fix how it handles missing children - opinion

If Israel is to honor Haymanot Kasau and every child who depends on the state’s vigilance, it must remember this truth: When a child disappears, time is the enemy and urgency is our only defense.

Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Suspected murder-suicide in Bat Yam after woman killed, son found wounded outside building

Police were called about a man lying unconscious in the street with a blood-stained knife. In his apartment, they found a woman in her 70s stabbed to death.

Police at the scene of a suspected murder suicide in Bat Yam

For first time, Bedouin-Israeli administratively detained for drone weapons smuggling

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the administrative detention despite having ended the practice for Jewish-Israelis, even for violent offenses.

Drone being remotely controlled

Immediate action: Four arrested in London for Globalize the Intifada chants at Palestine protest

The four protestors were arrested almost immediately after the British government introduced the new crackdown.

A protester leads the chants during the demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice as the Judicial Review starts on November 26, 2025 in London, United Kingdom

Filmmaker Rob Reiner's son faces murder charges in parents' slaying, prosecutors say

Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested and jailed on Sunday night as a suspect in his parents' murders.

Rob Reiner attends the Los Angeles Premiere of ''Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'' at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, US, September 9, 2025.