Arab sector

Within an hour: Three men killed in two incidents of violent crime amid Arab sector crime crisis

In Yafia, two men in their 30s were fatally shot. Magen David Adom paramedics reported treating the two men for penetrating wounds shortly before reporting that the men had both died at the scene.

United Hatzalah responds to double murder in Yafia on June 4, 2026.
Protest against the rise in West Bank settler violence at Habima square in Tel Aviv, April 16, 2026.

Future Israel (Part III): Addressing societal challenges - opinion

A 7-year-old girl was killed after being shot in the head during a dispute in Arara, near Haifa, May 27, 2026.

A 9-year-old girl who was shot in the head in Arara was pronounced dead

Israeli Border Police snipers take position near the separation barrier during an operation against illegal Palestinian infiltrators, April 28, 2026.

Border Guard, detectives arrest suspect moments after shooting during Nazareth operations


Arab mother of seven murdered by sons due to her 'way of life' - report

Two of four suspects arrested by police on Thursday are Talya Khatib's 18 and 20-year-old sons.

 Members of the Arab community march as they protest against the violence in their community, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, August 31, 2023

Funds for Israel's Arab community should be transferred, but need oversight - editorial

At a time of a frightening increase in organized crime in the Arab community, which has also affected the municipalities, Bezalel Smotrich was right to be cautious.

 Arab students seen at the campus of "Mount Scopus" at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on March 7, 2017.

Smotrich unfreezes funds for Israeli Arabs after security chiefs meeting

As part of the agreement reached, the funds will be transferred from the Finance Ministry to the Interior Ministry, which will then allocate and move the funds over to Arab local councils.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem on August 9, 2023..

'We have to appeal to Jews': Israeli cabinet clashes over Arab funds

Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distal Atbaryan insisted that the government "needs to address the Jewish base [of supporters]."

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last month.

Family of six injured in northern Arab town shooting

More than 150 people have been murdered so far this year in the Arab community, twice the number from last year.

The supposed vehicle of the Kafr Kanna shooters on August 26, 2023

Does Israel's loss of control in Arab sector mean it is a failed state? - analysis

Two local Arab politicians were murdered in two days earlier this week.

 Arab citizens protest the budget cut in the Arab sector, outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, on August 13, 2023.

No hesitation from Shin Bet jumping into quadruple murder case

A local council candidate was murdered on Tuesday in the second political murder in as many days.

 Police at the scene where four men were shot dead in the Arab Town of Abu Snan, northern Israel, August 22, 2023.

Israel Police probing assassination of Arab city official

152 Arabs have been killed in Israel since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

 Police at the scene of a shooting in Tira. August 22, 2023

Four murdered this weekend, with 150 murdered in Arab sector this year

The deaths mark the 150th Arab sector murder since the beginning of 2023, according to the Abraham Initiative.

 MDA ambulance and medics (illustrative).

Smotrich forms new task force for Arab-sector funds following backlash

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he is fully committed to providing for Israel's Arab sector, after withholding NIS 2.5 billion in funds meant for them.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen addressing a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.