Crime

Mexican authorities extradite Roy Cuzin to Israel in UTrade investor fraud case

Israel’s State Attorney's Office confirmed the extradition of Roy Cuzin from Mexico in the UTrade investor fraud case.

|ByJAMES GENN
An illustration of an extradition order and handcuffs.
Israeli police tape.

Haifa man arrested for repeatedly raping underage daughter over several years

The man allegedly began raping the girl when she was 7 years old and continued until she was 15, at which point the police intervened.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The silhouette of a man, seen over the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran (illustrative)

IDF Givati Brigade soldier arrested, charged in suspected Iran espionage

The soldier is alleged to have been in contact with Iranian intelligence forces since some time in July 2025, and to have carried out tasks for them in exchange for financial compensation.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Members of the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026.

Rivers of blood: Arab Israelis are plagued by crime, violence and the gov't won't help - opinion

It is the responsibility of the government to provide protection to its citizens. 

|ByGHADIR HANI

Court sentences Ronel Fisher to community service, citing severe investigative failures

Ronel Fisherwas convicted as part of a plea deal on charges including attempted mediation of bribery, receiving property obtained through crime, and obstruction of justice.

JANUARY 13, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Ronel Fisher seen after a court hearing in the Fisher case at the Jerusalem District Court, January 13, 2026.

The Negev is Israel’s sovereignty test, and the clock is ticking - opinion

Rising violence in the Negev exposes a deeper crisis: Israel must reassert governance and control, and protect its citizens before it's too late.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByRAWAN OSMAN, ALON TAL
Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

‘Synagogue of Satan': Beth Israel arson suspect laughed when admitting crime to father

Madison, Mississippi resident Stephen Spencer Pittman was alleged to have used an axe to break a window of Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn,  and entered to pour gasoline and set it ablaze.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Suspected arson at Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississppi, that destroyed two torah scrolls, January 11, 2026.

Israel Police seek to renew restrictions on Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in Bild leak probe

At the center of the request is police insistence that Urich be barred from working at the consultancy firm Perception, which investigators say is owned and managed by Israel Einhorn.

JANUARY 12, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

Officials from Netanyahu's office appeal ‘disproportionate’ conditions in renewed Bild leak probe

Tzachi Braverman, chief of staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, and Omer Mantzur, a PMO spokesman, filed appeals on Monday against decisions by a police officer to release them under restrictions.

JANUARY 12, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Israel, January 22, 2025

WATCH: Israel Police arrest Palestinian suspect in $950,000 online marketplace scam

Footage released Sunday showed counterterrorism officers conducting a raid in central Ramallah to detain the suspect.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025.

The rule of law is getting weaker, and Arab Israelis are the first victims - editorial

Criminal violence in Arab communities is now a threat to the whole nation, and Israel needs a comprehensive plan to stop the rise in crime in Arab communities and protect its citizens. 

JANUARY 11, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Members of the ‘Standing Together’ movement protest outside Israel’s national police headquarters against rising violence in Arab communities, in Jerusalem, Israel, November 23, 2025.

Mississippi man arrested for murder of family members, pastor, no known motive

The charge against Daricka Moore, a county resident, is likely to be upgraded to capital murder, and the death penalty is a possibility if he is found mentally competent, officials said.

JANUARY 11, 2026ByREUTERS
A VEHICLE of the Tate County Sheriff is seen parked outside a gas station convenience store after a shooting, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, US February 17, 2023.

Israel's military-style policing in Negev towns is a systemic failure - opinion

Israeli citizens, even if suspected of criminal offenses, should not find their deaths at the doorstep of their homes during a police operation.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByYAEL LITMANOVITZ, MIRIT LAVI
Family members and friends attend the funeral of Muhammed Hussein Tarabin, who was shot by a police officer several days ago, in the village of Tarabin, in the Negev, January 5, 2026

'Hijacked by criminal gangs': How gangs, weapons took over Israel's Arab streets

ARAB AFFAIRS: Gangs dominate Arab cities, violence has reached new heights, with daily murders and shootings. Fear and anxiety grip residents, with little hope for safety or justice.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
MANY ILLEGAL weapons in the Arab community are stolen from Israeli army bases, while others are smuggled from the borders with Jordan and Egypt. Here, illegal weapons are displayed after a police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Nazareth in 2021.

It's time Israel recognizes Arab sector homicides as a national crisis - opinion

The murder rate in the Arab sector is not just a tragedy for Arab citizens. It is an indictment of the state.

JANUARY 9, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Israeli security forces are seen at the scene where three men were shot dead by assassins in the city of Shefa-Amr, northern Israel, January 7, 2026.