Israeli organized crime

'Mossad Network': Turkish media links $3 billion fraud ring to Israel's intelligence agency

Turkey arrests over 200 suspects in a $3 billion investment scam as local media outlets are aggressively framing the international fraud ring as a covert "Mossad network."

Istanbul police chief, Selami Yildiz, speaks during a press conference Friday, 18th September 2026
Israel Police seize weapons in Ramla.

Anti-tank missile found in Ramle residential compound during police weapons search

Arab-Israeli protesters hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv to draw attention to the rising crime rates in their community on January 31. PremiumPremium

Israel's war within: As murders mount, the Arab sector struggles to escape a cycle of violence

(FILE PHOTO) Israel Police at an Ashdod crime scene, June 21, 2026.

Israeli youths being inducted into criminal organizations at increasing rate - report


Israel Police continues to fight crime in Arab sector

The Israel Police released its latest statistics detailing the successes of its ongoing operation fighting crime in Israel's Arab sector.

 Israel Police squad car.

Mobster arrested upon entry to Israel in relation to Tel Aviv shooting spree

The suspect's detention joins four other arrests made by Israel Police in connection to the Tel Aviv shooting incidents.

El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.

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.