Crime

Kfar Saba mayor, wife suspected of fraud released to house arrest, forbidden to communicate

Under the ruling by the court, the couple is prohibited from speaking to each other until November 1, while Saar is barred from entering municipal facilities until November 15.

Meital Saar, wife of Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Saar, attends a hearing on the extension of her detention in connection with a suspected bribery and corruption investigation, at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, October 19, 2026.
A shop assistant, who refused to be identified, displays T-shirts presenting the official logotype of radical Islamic Shiite group Hezbollah (L) and another of Lebanese Army´s special forces (R), on sale at an army and navy police supply shop, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 28, 2006.

Hezbollah sends Latin American recruits to Lebanon for training before targeting Jewish communities

Police special unit work at a site, following an explosion at a building in central Athens, in which police officers and members of the public were injured, in Athens, Greece, October 21, 2026.

Four injured, including two police officers, after explosion in Athens

This picture taken on May 5, 2022, shows a CCTV camera installed outside a shop at a market in Srinagar. India has ordered all private businesses in Indian-administered Kashmir to install security cameras.

Pakistan's Punjab cracks down on hidden spy cameras in attempt to curb blackmail, child abuse


Man charged with ramming gates of Brisbane synagogue released immediately after sentencing

No one was injured during the ramming, but a person standing behind the gate at the time spotted the vehicle and quickly moved out of its path just moments before the gate collapsed.

A police vehicle passes the Downing Centre Local and District Court, on the day of a hearing on an application in connection with the mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2025

Eight suspects indicted for drug trafficking after undercover police operation in Tel Aviv

The two officers had recently been deployed by the Sharet police station in the Ayalon District as part of an operation targeting drug-dealing hubs in the southern part of the city.

Israel Police patrol car [File]

Palestinian illegal resident arrested after fatal car accident in Tel Aviv

The 24-year-old Palestinian entered Israel illegally and allegedly killed a cyclist while riding a stolen vehicle in Tel Aviv, the Israel Police announced.

Photo of the incident in Tel Aviv.

Norwegian Jews decry proposed criminalization of settlement trade - interview

Norwegian Jewish leaders warned that a proposed law criminalizing some settlement trade could create “real anxiety” among Jews and carry risks beyond a political signal.

 People celebrate with Palestinian flags as they attend a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Oslo, Norway January 19, 2025.

Petah Tikva man sentenced to over 13 years in prison for carrying out tasks for Iranian agent

Alexander Granovsky admitted to setting nine vehicles on fire and sending his handler footage of sensitive locations. Prosecutors say the sentence is the harshest yet in this series of cases.

An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Russia jails Canadian-Russian national for seven years for treason, Interfax reports

Interfax reported that the man, whom it named as Nikolai Zyuzev, had been convicted of preparing analytical material at the behest of unspecified foreign organizations.

[ILLUSTRATIVE] Police officers block a road following the seizure of hostages by a group of inmates in the penal colony IK-19, in the town of Surovikino in the Volgograd Region, Russia August 23, 2024.

Teen slashed in Brooklyn synagogue by 'emotionally disturbed' fellow congregant, NYPD says

The 22-year-old suspect, Krybus Shimon, is a fellow congregant of Yeshiva Gevoah Toldos, an Orthodox synagogue in Borough Park, the New York Police Department said.

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicle is seen outside the Israeli Consulate building in Manhattan, New York City, US, May 22, 2025

Tel Aviv resident charged with harassment, threats in extortion campaign against media professional

“You have ended your career,” he allegedly wrote in one message. “I am going to be cruel at a level you never imagined.”

Illustration of arrested suspects on their way to hearing at the DIstrict Court in Jerusalem.

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 30-year-old man in Jaffa as police probe motive of incident

The wounded man was evacuated in serious condition to Wolfson Medical Center, where medical teams were forced to pronounce his death.

Police arrest a murder suspect in Jaffa, Septemer 15, 2026.

FBI Director Kash Patel faces Senate grilling over Epstein files, travel funds, personal record

Republicans and Democrats also pushed Patel to explain why the FBI changed its hiring qualifications, including eliminating bestiality as an automatic disqualifier.

FBI Director Kash Patel attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 15, 2026.