Israel Police

Eldar Dayan's body found near Petah Tikva after three weeks of searching, police confirm

Dayan’s family said it learned that a body had been found through media reports rather than directly from police.

Eldar Dayan.
Illustrative: Magen David Adom responding to site of Iranian ballistic missile impact in Jerusalem area, March 1, 2026.

Two shot dead in northern, central Israel as Arab sector death toll reaches 158 this year

Israeli authorities search for a body near the Yarkon Interchange in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 6, 2026

Israel Police find body near Petah Tikva during search for missing Eldar Dayan

Police at the scene of where a well-known lawyer was murdered in apparent targeted killing at Rishon Lezion office. August 4, 2026.

Rishon Lezion attorney Arbel Feldman identified as victim in office shooting


IDF detains Israeli civilians who crossed into Syria, others who attempted to breach border

The IDF noted that it has identified a recent increase in illegal border crossing attempts into Syria, both successful and unsuccessful.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

Police arrest man from Bat Yam in connection to Japanika restaurant attacks in central Israel

The suspect is expected to appear before the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on Friday, where police will request his detention be extended to facilitate the ongoing investigation into the incidents.

A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026.

Human skull fragments found in cave west of Jerusalem, police probe incident

Forensic scientists are investigating suspicions that the bones are skull fragments, Israeli media reported.

A view of the caves and depopulated homes in Lifta, west of Jerusalem, pictured in 2017; illustrative.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block Israel's Highway 4, call police 'antisemites,' injure one officer

The highway was closed between the Aluf Sade Interchange, south of Ramat Gan, and the Em Hamoshavot Interchange, north of Bnei Brak, police added.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) children hold a sign reading that "Ir was better to die as a Jew in the Holocaust than to spiritually die in IDF camps," at a protest on Highway 4 near Bnei Brak, July 16, 2026.

Israeli gov't approves plan to move over half a billion shekels from Arab sector to Shin Bet

The budget is to be taken from government decision 550, which was approved in 2021 to reduce economic and social gaps between Arab society and the rest of the population.

(FILE PHOTO) Israeli security forces, including from the IDF, Border Police, and Shin Bet, operate in the Jenin area in the West Bank, November 20, 2024.

Five arrested after 100 Hasidim enter Palestinian village of Kifl Haris to visit graves

The Hasidim, followers of convicted sex offender Eliezer Berland, claim that Palestinian residents threw stones at them, injuring two.

Israel Police car

Police arrest 14 connected to West Bank smuggling network

The investigation found that an Israeli citizen, working with several Palestinians, allegedly smuggled millions of shekels worth of dual-use materials into the West Bank.

Israeli Border Police officers and security forces operate near the Israeli separation barrier adjacent to the Palestinian neighborhood of Kafr Aqab, in the West Bank, June 22, 2026.

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

A preliminary investigation by the police suggested that the incident is criminal in nature, the latest in an ongoing string of attacks stemming from a dispute between criminals.

Japanika storefront.

IDF detains Israeli civilians in Golan Heights who attempted to cross into Syria

On July 5, about 100 such activists crossed into the Syrian side of Mount Hermon and were subsequently detained by the IDF.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

Codename 'Nomad': First Bedouin undercover agent cracks major Israeli organized crime network

During his time undercover, the Nomad was party to dozens of arms deals and drug deals, purchasing four illegal M-16 rifles, dozens of handguns, and about 500 grams of cocaine.

Israeli security forces conduct raids in the overt phase of Operation "Nomad," July 13, 2026.