Human trafficking in israel

US State Department restores Israel to highest anti-trafficking ranking for first time since 2021

Justice Minister Yariv Levin called the renewed Tier 1 ranking recognition of Israel’s intensive work against human trafficking.

 Illustrative image of human trafficking.
Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.

Two suspects indicted for running human trafficking network in Haifa, Kiryat Shmona

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest seven individuals on suspicion of running human trafficking ring

 Illustrative image of human trafficking.

Couple arrested for human trafficking after keeping foreign worker under 'slavery conditions'


Tentative allies lead the Mideast anti-trafficking effort

Creative and determined: a program makes a difference

Refugees in Israel

Police investigating Israeli baby trafficking case involving rabbi's wife

The rabbi's wife served as the guardian of a young Haredi woman who was in advanced pregnancy at the time.

A woman with her baby (illustrative)

Knesset approves NIS 90 million for rehabilitation of sex workers

The Knesset's move follows the passage in December of a law criminalizing the hiring of sex workers.

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Lap dances on the way to becoming criminal offense

"The lap dances, posing for years as ‘an innocent dance’ are essentially a sexual act of physical contact intending to please customers.”

Strip club [illustrative]

Police arrest five Israelis suspected of sex trafficking

The arrests follow a months-long undercover investigation by the Israel Police, conducted in cooperation with Interpol and the Belorussian police forces.

Police chat near a patrol car

US State Dept: Israel in top level group working to end human trafficking

The Knesset's subcommittee on the subject of trafficking and prostitution met to discuss the government's efforts on further stamping out human trafficking.

Aliza Lavie (left) conducts a meeting of the Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women and Prostitution, as MK Tamar Zandberg (right) looks on

Court orders prostitution ringleader kept in custody

To avoid obstruction of justice, prostitution ringleader is to stay behind bars.

Abuse (Illustrative Photo)

Israel Special Investigations Unit busts organ trafficking ring

According to the Ministry of Health 823,264 Israeli citizens are registered organ donors as of 2015, which is only 14% of the country’s adult population.

A surgeon puts a plastic bag containing a kidney into a box after an operation to extract organs.

Israel shares its expertise in combating human trafficking

Aliza Lavie: "These women are victims of society, and society must give them back their dignity and allow them to continue to live."

Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie

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Reducing traffic on the Israel's roads

Reducing traffic on the Israel's roads