Murder

Maryam Taghavi, 16, was reportedly beaten with a wooden stick so severely that she needed to be transferred to the Khomeini Hospital in Ajabshir, where she died hours later from her injuries.

The assailants, armed with rifles and reportedly using coordinated tactics, stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town around 1 a.m. local time.

Prosecutors had argued that the nurse injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives to ease his workload at night. 

A legal request filed by the victim's father, who is currently in prison for the murder of his wife, revealed details that were previously held under a gag order.

A well-known Israeli model was arrested with three others after a man’s death in Petah Tikva was reclassified from suspected suicide to alleged murder.

"The evidence presented by the Crown … fails to reach the high standard of proof required in a criminal case," Judge Patrick  Lynch said in his verdict.

Shifra Jacobs tells the stories of 28 hostages murdered in Gaza, whose bodies are gradually being returned to Israel under the US-brokered peace plan.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in January, referring to the killing, that "there is obviously a risk that there is a connection to a foreign power."

Ha’azinu calls us to remember history and understand generational change - for Jews, to strengthen our mesorah; for nations, to confront the consequences of their actions before it is too late.

According to the Abraham Initiatives, 187 Arab-Israelis have been murdered in 2025.