Crime

"The sheer volume of military-grade weapons is shocking," a senior Israel Police officer says. "We have a long way to go. You can't wipe out years of criminal activity in one fell swoop."

The suspect, a Netanya resident in his 20s with dual citizenship, had more than 10 liters of GBL in his possession, which is also known as liquid ecstasy and has been known to be used as a rape drug.

Retired nurse Ilana Sporta Hania denies any wrongdoing, but police say the evidence against her is strong. Investigators find that Hania attempted to enlist the help of other political activists in her plot, but the police concluded that she alone was behind the threats.

"In Rahat, we are taking care of the mosquitos but we aren't draining the swamp, so why are we surprised at the non-stop, indiscriminate shooting over there?" a senior Israel Police official tells Israel Hayom.

The five, residents of Safed, drove to a nearby Arab village and torched vehicles at a scrapyard. They were caught by police a short while later.

In 2020, police handled an average of 13 violations of restraining orders per day.

Parents in central Israel say cases appear to involve attempt to forcibly take children into cars.

Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich: The sight of a torched synagogue comes from the darkest times in the Jewish people's history. The government's indifference toward antisemitic incidents in the heart of Israel is unacceptable.

"Shimon Hayut is a fraud who stole our family's identity and has tried to exploit our good name to con victims out of millions of dollars," says Chagit Leviev. "He has no relation to the Leviev family and has no affiliation with our company LLD Diamonds."