The State Prosecutor

State indicts Kafr Kassem man over alleged role in Gaza smuggling scheme

According to the prosecution, Badir was a central figure in transactions that allegedly moved prohibited goods into Gaza between August and December 2025 for major financial gain.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Information to the enemy: Jerusalem brothers accused of passing info to Iranian intelligence

Prosecutors indicted two Jerusalem brothers in their 20s for security offenses, including contact with Iranian intelligence and transferring sensitive information.

|ByJAMES GENN
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) speaks with MK Simcha Rothman (L) at the Knesset, November 26, 2025; illustrative.

Knesset approves first reading of bill to make Police Investigation Department independent

The Knesset has approved a bill to make the Police Investigation Department independent from the State Prosecutor's Office, ensuring unbiased investigations.

|ByJAMES GENN
Justice Minister Yariv Levin glances at Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 18, 2025

What's behind bills to 'split' A-G role - and will it change Israel's legal governance? - explainer

Critics say Israel’s system lacks the structural safeguards that would prevent a weakened oversight of government actions under a divided A-G role.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

30 Israel National Roads Company employees investigated for corruption

Two former director generals and former Likud MK being probed on multiple charges.

OCTOBER 25, 2017ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD
TEL AVIV’S congested Ayalon Highway in 2014.