Israeli organized crime

Police and Tax Authority uncover NIS 50 million laundering scheme in Kafr Kara factory

A joint investigation by Israeli police and the Tax Authority led to the seizure of millions in cash and assets at a Kafr Kara concrete factory linked to a major money laundering ring.

Israeli police investigators from the Lahav 433 unit search a concrete block factory in Kafr Qara suspected of money laundering and tax offenses.
Thousands attend a protest against the violence in the Arab community, in Tel Aviv. January 31, 2026.

National Headquarters for Combating Crime in Arab Society launches to tackle rising violence

Thousands of people attend a protest against violence in the Arab community in Tel Aviv, January 31, 2026

The government must address the epidemic of crime in Arab Israeli society - editorial

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.

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


Israeli crime syndicate leader assassinated in Ramle

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he will ask Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to mobilize the Shin Bet to fight crime syndicates.

 Ali Jarushi, senior leader of the Jarushi crime family in the Israeli criminal underworld.

Israeli gang war keeps claiming lives: 3 murders in 24 hours

A joint Special Investigation Team of Lahav 433 and the Central, North and Coast districts was established to deal with the conflict between the Israeli criminal gangs that led to the recent murders.

 Police officers at the scene of a criminal hit in Nazareth.

Israeli crime boss' nephew shot dead, police fear revenge killing

Ben-Shalom was twice convicted of attempting to murder crime figures associated with Israel crime boss Michael Mor's former right-hand man-turned-rival. 

 Israel Police at the scene where Israeli mob boss Michael Mor's nephew was assassinated on November 27, 2022

12-year-old boy seriously injured in shooting in Jisr-e-Zarka

His cousin was shot dead by Israel Police forces while allegedly attempting to carry out a revenge shooting against the one who had fired at the boy earlier in the evening.

 The scene of a shooting incident in which a 12-year-old was seriously injured in Jisr e-Zarka, October 28, 2022

Israel has become a paradise for Palestinian car thieves - here's why:

There has been an alarming 155% rise in vehicle theft attempts in Israel so far in 2022, when compared with last year's numbers.

An Israeli solider looks at ID of a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus January 10, 2018

Violence will stop only when it reaches Jewish areas - Arab Israelis

As the rate of violent crime - particularly homicide- rises in the Arab sector, the public demands action from authorities.

 POLICE AND MEDICAL personnel at the scene of the murder of a woman in Lod, last week.

Israeli crime boss Yossi Mosley arrested in Ben-Gurion Airport

Mosley is suspected of the murder of Avihai Vaknin, who was killed in February 2017, and of the attempted murders of the criminals Itzik Cohen and Yankal'e Amsalem.

 Israeli Underworld Kingpin Yossi Musli arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on August 11, 2022

Alleged crime boss Shali Azoulay released from Polish prison on bail

Azoulay, 40, was arrested in October 2020 in Amsterdam, as he was wanted in Poland on suspicion of drug dealing. He faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted.

 Extradition of Shalom-Lior "Shali" Azoulay to Poland in May 2021.

21 suspects arrested for money laundering in country-wide police raid

A covert investigation that had been ongoing for months ended on Monday morning after a number of police and Tax Authority investigative units raided dozens of businesses.

Lahav 433

Mafia boss Shumi Isakov, son, killed in shooting in Israel's North

Isakov had survived a previous attempt on his life in 2004, when unidentified assailants opened fire on him, his younger brother and another individual.

 SCENE OF THE SHOOTING OF MAFIA BOSS SHUMI IZAKOV IN KIRYAT MOTZKIN