Arab sector

As Gaza war looms, Israel faces impending crisis on Egyptian border and the West Bank - analysis

The West Bank and the Egyptian border have the potential to boil over if certain threats are not addressed - and the issues are different in each place.

 Israeli security forces seen during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, February 25, 2025.
Knesset plenary session. September 29, 2025.

Knesset cm’tee holds heated debate on spyware probe, Arab sector crime

 Israeli Border Police force members patrol near the entrances to the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, Israel May 13, 2021.

Shooting, explosives, sleepless nights: Witnesses recount life amid rampant crime in Arab society

Israel Police officers seen at the scene of a murder in Abu Snan, Israel, July 29, 2025

Woman shot dead in her home as Arab sector homicides continue to surge


Police arrest father suspected of murdering three-year-old in east Jerusalem

The suspect, the girl's father, is a man in his 30s and a resident of the area, who was located and arrested by Border Police soldiers. 

 Israel Police and forensic teams at the site of the murder of a three-year-old in east Jerusalem, July 7, 2025.

Netanyahu criticizes Attorney-General for missing Arab crime meeting

"I'm the prime minister and I'm here—she doesn’t show up. Aren’t human lives important enough?" Netanyahu said, according to a KAN report.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 28, 2025.

Wolt enters the Arab sector as delivery market heats up and Salla shuts down operations

Fierce competition with Haat and Salla pushes Wolt to make a strategic move toward major expansion in the Arab sector.

 Wolt courier

Arab sector violence: Woman murdered in Lod, 88th crime victim this year

By the tally of the Arabam Initiatives, an NGO that tracks Arab-Israeli crime rates, Sahar is the 88th such victim in 2025, and the fifth woman.

 View of an Israel Police vehicle.

'Go out with weapons': Police arrest suspect who called for civil war

The suspect was arrested following the destruction of the buildings on suspicion that he had incited violence. 

 Police arrest a resident of Tuba-Zanghariya on suspicion he incited to violence. April 22, 2025.

Bedouin ex-unit chief: IDF missed opportunity to close gaps with sector after October 7

“On the morning of the war, more than 400 former Bedouin combat soldiers came to my office, asking to join the effort," Co. (res.) Pini Ganon said.

  IDF holds conference for Bedouin community December 22, 2024.

Police raid law office without warrant, threaten staff, seize CCTV footage

The office staff told Walla that the police did not present a search warrant from a court, and thus, the staff claim, police acted unlawfully.

 Police raiding a law office in Tira without a warrant to seize CCTV footage that could contain evidence relating to a murder, April 13, 2025.

Adidas opens branches in seven complexes of the Rani Zim Group in the Arab sector

The international chain will open branches in Seven Tamra and Seven Taybeh, covering a total area of over 600 square meters.

 Rani Zim in Taybeh

Netanyahu: IDF will ‘seize territory’ in Gaza if hostages not released

The comments came during the “40 Signatures Debate,” which is the Israeli version of the British “Prime Minister’s Questions”.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Knesset, March 26, 2025.,

52 deaths in 3 months: Gov't must fight bloodshed in Israeli Arab society - opinion

The bloodshed in Arab society must end. This requires responsible and courageous leadership. A broad government initiative is needed.

 CARRYING THE coffins of two of the five men murdered the day before in Yafa an-Naseriyye, June 9.

Acting civil service chief urges emergency over Arab sector murders

With 46 murders this year in the Arab sector, Israel’s Acting Civil Service Chief demands urgent law enforcement action.

 An Arab Israeli protester breaks the window of a passing car during a protest against a wave of violence in their communities, where they say police have turned a blind eye to crime, in northern town of Umm el Fahm, Israel March 12, 2021.