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Two Bat Yam residents charged in Japanika grenade attack linked to gang dispute

The grenade attack was one of several incidents targeting Japanika branches amid a dispute involving the Jarushi and Mosli crime organizations.

Illustrative: Hand grenade -  A member of the Popular Resistance Committee holds up a grenade during a rally in Gaza City, 27 April 2006.
Yoav Segalovitz, former deputy public security minister attends Internal security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on November 8, 2021

Israeli ex-security officials contact Abbas as potential Segalovitz move attracts Jewish candidates

Israel police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.

Police detain two in connection to disappearance of Dimona resident Eldar Dayan, suspect abduction

Japanika storefront.

Police arrest crime boss Yossi Musli in connection with Japanika restaurant attacks


'Never again’: Tel Aviv's controversial billboard campaign

The billboards feature images of the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah being held captive by Israeli security forces.

 A large billboard with the words "Never Again" above the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023.

Israel: 100 already arrested for supporting Hamas, zero tolerance for incitement

Israel Police have initiated investigations into nearly 100 suspects, with some already apprehended and set to be held in detention while investigations take place.

 (Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

Israel Police, Interior Ministry clash over municipal elections safety

The disagreement comes as local candidates feel unsafe as four local politicians in the Arab sector have been targeted in the past couple of weeks.

   Demonstrators protest against the violence in the Israeli Arab Community and the government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, on August 26, 2023.

Police: Increase in investigations into protection rackets, sexual assault

There was an increase in solved extortion cases and suspects arrested compared to the same period last year, Israeli police said.

 Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai and Head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman National Security Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2023.

Police stop blood feud crime assassination, third in south in 5 days

Israel police have stopped multiple criminal assassinations in southern Israel in the past five days, as blood feuds between rival gangs continue.

 Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai patrol on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem, November 25, 2022.

Police violence at protests proves Ben-Gvir's influence - opinion

While the judicial reform demonstration in Jerusalem started mundanely enough, violence broke out when the riot police arrived.

 Police clash with anti-judicial overhaul demonstrators during a protest against the judicial overhaul in Jerusalem, July 11, 2023.

Letters to the Editor March 29, 2023: Temper tantrum

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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‘Leftist traitors’: Thousands protest in support of judicial reform

Protesters at the scene chanted "the people want a judicial reform," "they are afraid" and "leftists go home."

 Protests break out for 12th consecutive week across Israel.

Israel Police to conduct enhanced operations throughout month of Ramadan

The police will operate a "police awareness" headquarters which will include intelligence and investigative measures in order to conduct enhanced monitoring of incitement or violence.

 Israeli police officers during clashes outside the Al Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem's Old City on April 17, 2022.

Pegasus affair shows Israel's judicial reform may violate privacy, deputy A-G says

“In my eyes, this is a clear example of how the lack of adequate legal support can lead to a violation of authority and a violation of rights,” said Deputy Attorney General Amit Merari.

 A man walks past the logo of Israeli cyber firm NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert, southern Israel July 22, 2021