Israel murder rate

Teenager killed in Haifa marks 150th person murdered by violence in Arab sector in 2026

In the same incident, Jonathan Khouri, an 18-year-old Arab Christian resident of the city’s Hadar neighborhood, was killed, while a third young man was hospitalized and remains in serious condition.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Police at the scene where two people were murdered in Haifa, northern Israel, February 18, 2026. Ilustrative.
Protesters gather outside a court in Petah Tikva, holding signs and calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, a Pizza Hut employee who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, May 5, 2026.

Family criticizes prosecution for indictment of Zalka murder suspect, calls for public rally

“They chose to stick to the dry law. At this rate, the next murder is just around the corner,” said the family of the prosecution's decision to indict the suspect with murder with indifference.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN, HODAYA RAN
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 25, 2026.

Police transfer Zalka murder case to district attorney, family pushes for 'harshest punishment'

Three of the teenagers have already been released to house arrest, while prosecutors are expected to request that 10 others remain in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Magen David Adom ambulances

Double murder brings total of Israeli Arabs killed since beginning of year to over 100

President Isaac Herzog described the high murder rate within the Arab community as an "ugly stain" on Israeli society, demanding that the government act to reduce the violent crime rate.

|ByTZVI JASPER

Homicides in Israeli Arab societies rising at unprecedented rate - study

The study stated that within Israeli Arab society, there were 233 in the last year, which is more than double in 2022 - which was 109.

FEBRUARY 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

Israeli man indicted for hiring hitman to ‘honor kill’ lesbian sister

Sarit, an 18-year-old girl from the Druze town of Kisra-Sumei, was threatened for years before her murder due to her sexual orientation. 

AUGUST 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A social media photo of Sarit Ahmad, who was killed at the age of 18.

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.

AUGUST 19, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
MDA ambulance and medics (illustrative).

Decaying dead body found in Haifa building

The body will be transferred for forensic investigation to a facility in Tel Aviv, which also investigated the cause of death for victims of the Mount Meron incident in 2021.

AUGUST 9, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Police at the scene of a shooting in Qalansawe, June 2023

Giora Perry convicted of wife's murder after four years

Perry, now nearly 70, was apprehended by police in 2019 after his car flipped over several hours after his wife’s body was discovered.

JULY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Giora Praff Perry, suspected of murdering his wife, Esti Ahronovitz

‘It’s North Korea’: Arab Israelis condemn Shin Bet plan to combat crime

Human and civil rights organizations criticized the agency’s involvement even further.

JUNE 12, 2023ByEVA ROYTBURG
MEMBERS OF the Arab community protest against the violence in their community, outside of the Knesset last month.

Israelis, Palestinians clash in eastern Jerusalem, eight arrested

Additionally, two suspects were arrested in the Old City after they reportedly attacked civilians and Israeli forces with pepper spray.

MAY 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view shows The Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa compound also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old city as Israel marks Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem May 18, 2023

Murders in Arab sector a 'national plague', Herzog says

"This is civil terror – yes, civil terror – that is threatening us all, and we all must come together against it immediately," President Herzog said.

MAY 8, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Aftermath of a shooting incident near Gan Ner, May 6, 2023.

Six dead, five more injured in another violent 24 hours across Israel

Four men were murdered and five injured in separate violent incidents in Holon, Nazareth, Kalansuwa and Tel Sheva.

MAY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE MDA response was quick and the ER care was state-of-the-art. However, the care on the floor after admission was not up to modern medical standards, says the writer.

Man arrested, suspect of seriously injuring wife in Kafr Bara

The woman was evacuated to hospital in serious condition with a head injury.

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A police car at night.