Avshalom Peled

Known criminal serving as police agent aids in mass arrest of 28 drug traffickers across Israel

According to police, the reputation the agent had built in the criminal underworld allowed him to gain the trust of dealers and carry out dozens of controlled drug transactions.

|ByHODAYA RAN
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.
GUESTS ARRIVE to the birthday celebrations of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in Moshav Emunim, May 2, 2026.

Police officials criticized for attending Ben-Gvir's birthday party

During the party, the minister’s wife, Ayala Ben-Gvir, presented him with a cake decorated with a drawing of a hanging noose.

|ByALON HOCHMON/MAARIV
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confronts the families of the hostages. October 27, 2025.

'Inflaming tensions': Bedouin mayor slams Ben-Gvir's unauthorized visit after meeting cancellation

The visit follows weeks of sharp clashes between the two and criticism Ben-Gvir faced during his previous trip to the town.

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Israel Police's Avshalom Peled, 2023

The race for commissioner: Ben-Gvir’s Israel Police head candidate may be disqualified

Israel Police deputy commissioner Avshalom Peled, nominated last month by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to be the next police commissioner, is now under scrutiny.

|ByANNA BARSKY, TAMAR URIEL-BEERI