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Netanya man indicted for alleged series of indecent acts against at least 10 women in one day

According to the indictment, Ganah was questioned, released to house arrest, and then, within a single day, allegedly committed a further series of acts against at least 10 different women.

|ByHODAYA RAN
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Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

WATCH: Seven suspects set to be indicted in killing of Jerusalem teen Benayahu Razi

The court extended suspects’ detention until Friday as police conclude an investigation launched after the July 11 killing in Jerusalem’s Nachlaot neighborhood.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and committee head MK Zvika Fogel attend a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 24, 2026.

Twice as many women have been killed by domestic gun violence since October 7, new report finds

Ben-Gvir claimed that the relaxation of gun controls since October 7 had not caused this increase, adding that "a weapon in the right hands saves lives. Period."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Court indicts eight minors for lynching a 16-year-old in Herzliya park

The lynching happened on November 2, involving eight minors, aged 14 to 16, who met with the victim at a Herzliya park and proceeded to attack him upon arrival.

|ByHODAYA RAN

Woman who stole NIS 300 million from bank she worked at wins early prison release

Eti Alon has already served 12 years of a 17 year sentence which the committee agreed to cut by 1/3; The state can appeal the ruling.

DECEMBER 28, 2014ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eti Alon