Israeli police
Coverage of Israeli police in the Nexus archive.
- Israeli police investigate officer filmed throwing stun grenade into car
Israeli police are investigating a border police officer after CCTV footage showed him throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The officer has been suspended, and the justice ministry is handling the case, with police stating his actions violated procedures.
- Israeli officer shown throwing stun grenade into car during West Bank raid
An Israeli border police officer is under investigation after CCTV footage showed him throwing a stun grenade into a car carrying young Palestinians during a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The footage was released by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
- Settlers raid several West Bank villages as attacks escalate
Israeli settlers raided several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, leading to attacks, arrests, and confrontations with Israeli security forces. Incidents included attempts to steal sheep in Arrabeh, arrests in Khan al-Ahmar, and the use of crowd-control measures in Idhna. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported injuries to Palestinians, including a young man struck by a rubber-coated steel bullet and two elderly individuals protecting their livestock.
- In the West Bank, Israeli settlers take over Palestinian's under-construction dream home
Palestinian Mohammad Salameh's under-construction home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was seized by Israeli settlers before completion. The settlers occupied the property despite Salameh's appeals to Israeli authorities, who did not respond. The incident reflects a broader trend of settler expansion and attacks in the region.
- Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque
Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard in occupied East Jerusalem under Israeli police protection, according to Wafa. The Jerusalem Governorate reported dozens of settlers conducted provocative tours and rituals within the compound.
- Greek Orthodox Patriarchate denounces Israeli seizure of church land in Jerusalem
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem denounced Israel's seizure of its property in occupied East Jerusalem's Silwan area, calling the action 'unlawful and illegitimate.' The operation involved the removal of the Patriarchate's representative, confiscation of equipment, uprooting of trees, and fencing the land adjacent to the Monastery of St Onuphrius. The Patriarchate warned the seizure sets a dangerous precedent for Church rights in Jerusalem.
- Israel's former defence minister compares settler ideology to Nazism
Israel's former defence minister Moshe Ya'alon compared settler ideology to Nazism, accusing Israeli authorities of failing to investigate attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank. He described the religious Zionist movement as promoting a 'Jewish supremacy ideology' and highlighted over 20 Palestinian deaths in settler attacks with no arrests.
- Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opened fire in central Israel, killing a 55-year-old reservist and wounding five others before being killed by police. The attacker, from the Arab town of Taybeh, targeted multiple locations including a gas station near Kokhav Yair and areas near the West Bank settlement of Salit. A suspected accomplice was arrested after attempting to stab police.
- Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opened fire in central Israel, killing a reservist and wounding five others. The attacker was killed by police amid heightened tensions linked to recent settler attacks and a Palestinian baby's death in the West Bank.
- One dead, five wounded after shootings in Israel
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship shot and killed one person and wounded five others in central Israel before being killed by police. The attack occurred amid heightened tensions following recent Israeli settler attacks and the shooting of a Palestinian baby in the West Bank. The attacker, a 20s resident of the Arab town of Taybeh, had unknown motives.
- Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opened fire in central Israel, killing one person and wounding five others before being killed by police. The attack occurred amid heightened tensions, with the attacker's accomplice arrested after attempting to stab officers. Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video of the dead gunman, sparking legal and political controversy.
- One killed, five wounded in shooting attack in Israel: Medics
A shooting attack in Israel resulted in one death and five injuries, according to medics. Israeli police identified the suspect as a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship.
- One killed and five wounded in shooting attack in central Israel
One person was killed and five others wounded in a series of shooting attacks in central Israel near Qalqilya. Israeli forces shot dead one suspect, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, while a second suspect was wounded and fled. Far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for the execution of suspects, and Hamas claimed the attack was a response to Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
- 1 killed and 5 injured in Israel shootings
Multiple shooting attacks in Israel have killed 1 person and injured five others, according to Israeli police.
- Israeli police confirm two shooting suspects killed
Israeli police have confirmed that two suspects allegedly involved in a deadly shooting in central Israel have been killed.
- Ben Gvir calls for execution of shooter suspects
Israel's security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for the execution of suspects in a deadly shooting attack in central Israel. Police reported neutralizing one suspect and searching for a second. Ben Gvir stated that if a terrorist is captured alive, they will be executed under existing law.
- One killed, five wounded in shooting attack in Israel
One person was killed and five others wounded in multiple shooting attacks in central Israel near Kochav Yair, Tzur Yitzhak, and Tzur Natan. Israeli police confirmed one suspect was neutralized, another is at large, and troops have been deployed. Emergency teams treated injured civilians at gas stations and settlements.
- Ultra-Orthodox protesters clash with Israeli police over army draft
Ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem over the army draft, blocking roads and being dragged from under a bus by police.
- Following draft evader arrests, Gafni calls on Haredim to halt cooperation with police
Degel HaTorah chair Gafni urges Haredim to stop cooperating with police following arrests of draft evaders. MKs advance a bill to restore daycare subsidies for children of draft dodgers.
- Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem
Israeli police arrested a man after a French nun was attacked in Jerusalem in an unprovoked assault. The incident is linked to a rise in harassment of Christians by Jewish extremists in the city.
- Israeli police arrest man after nun attacked in Jerusalem
Israeli police arrested a man following an unprovoked attack on a French nun in Jerusalem. The incident is linked to a rise in harassment against Christians by Jewish extremists in the city.
- Israeli police investigate after officers 'cut Palestinian flag' from skullcap
Israeli police are investigating an incident where officers reportedly cut a Palestinian flag from a British-Israeli man's skullcap. The man was detained after someone took offense to his kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags.
- Israeli police arrest two ultra-Orthodox Jews for removing Israeli flags
Two ultra-Orthodox Jews were arrested by Israeli authorities in Beit Shemesh for tearing down Israeli flags.
- Israeli police destroy children’s footballs at Al-Aqsa mosque
Israeli police confiscated and destroyed footballs being played by children near Al-Aqsa mosque. The incident occurred in a sensitive religious and political area, raising concerns about tensions.