Tag: Israel Police
Pegasus scandal may impact Netanyahu corruption trial, experts say
Those calling for an end to the Netanyahu corruption trial felt the wind at their backs earlier this month following bombshell revelations that the Israel Police may have used Pegasus software to spy on...
Shin Bet arrests Hamas operative who entered Israel for medical treatment
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), together with the Israel Police, announced on Thursday that they had arrested a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip at the end of January who entered Israel with a...
Reports of spyware abuse ‘completely unfounded,’ says former Israeli police chief
Israel’s former police commissioner said on Wednesday that the troubling reports accusing the law enforcement agency of using NGO Group’s Pegasus surveillance technology illegally are “completely unfounded.”
A series of exposés by financial daily Calcalist alleging an unprecedented...
Israeli security forces thwart terrorist infrastructure in Jordan Valley region
Hundreds of Israel Defense Forces soldiers, Border Police and Israel Police officers took part in a security operation on Sunday night in the Jordan Valley region, the Israeli military announced on Monday.
The operation was aimed...
Hundreds arrested in months-long operation to rein in Arab-sector crime
Following three months of intensive efforts to rein in crime in the Arab sector, senior Israel Police officials said on Tuesday that 98 Arab Israeli criminals from three crime organizations had been taken off...
Israeli ex-security leaders sound warning over deteriorating domestic security
Former Israeli minister Maj. Gen. (res.) Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that unless immediate action was taken regarding the deteriorating domestic security situation, there was a “large concern” security forces could lose control.
Speaking at...
Israeli minister denies police abuse of NSO spyware against citizens
Israeli Internal Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev on Saturday night denied a recent press report that the Israel Police has been using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware against citizens, without a court order, through use of a legal...
Israel Police arrest 65, taking down extensive gun-running network
A two-year undercover operation has resulted in the arrest of some of the most high-profile gun smugglers and illegal weapons dealers in Israel, police announced on Tuesday.
Sixty-five suspects were arrested in raids on 25...
Shin Bet to help collect intelligence on illegal firearm possession in Arab sector
Israeli Police Commander Jamal Hakrush, a senior Arab-Israeli officer in charge of fighting crime in the Arab sector, said on Tuesday that the Shin Bet intelligence agency would collect data on Arab citizens in...
Stabbing thwarted in Jerusalem’s Old City; terrorist neutralized
Israeli security forces thwarted a terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday morning, according to the Israel Police.
A 30-year-old woman approached police officers stationed near the Temple Mount’s Chain Gate and attempted to...