Hodaya Ran

Hodaya Ran is a crime reporter for Walla .

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Schoolteacher stabbed to death, partner arrested on suspicion of involvement

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Man seriously injured in Haifa crime-related stabbing as police search for suspect

It is suspected that the driver tried to blend in with the Haredi population through his appearance, hoping not to arouse the suspicion of the fighters at the crossing.

Border Police arrest Palestinian disguised as haredi Jew while attempting to enter Israel illegally


Three detained amid investigation into unlawful blood sample collections at Kaplan Medical Center

Prof. Kobi George, head of the hospital's cardiology department, was suspended following the launch of the hospital's internal investigation about two weeks ago.

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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping six-year-old niece over a decade ago

In its sentencing decision, the court sharply criticized the defendant's actions and his exploitation of the age difference and the family's trust.

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Fire breaks out at electric bike store near Mahane Yehuda, firefighters looking for trapped people

Fire and rescue teams are working to extinguish the fire, which involved lithium batteries that caused secondary explosions and thick smoke.

United Hatzalah responds to blaze at electric bike store on Agripas street in Jerusalem, November 2, 2026.

Political figure trying to delegitimize, oust Israel Police Commissioner Levi, sources tell Walla

"A political figure is using the terms 'senior police official' or 'police source' in an attempt to oust the commissioner, when the person in question is actually a political figure," they said.

Police Commissioner Daniel (Danny) Levi seen during the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, on June 5, 2025.

Israel's underworld at the ballot box: Who are crime figures backing?

Sources close to the Jarushi family indicated support for Ra'am and the Joint List, while associates of Eitan Hiya expressed a preference for Yair Golan.

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Two men found dead near Tel Aviv senior living center in suspected murder-suicide

A resident who lives nearby told Walla that the sound of the gunfire initially made her fear a terror attack.

Israeli police and forensic investigators at the scene of a fatal shooting outside a bank on Moshe Dayan Street in Tel Aviv, where two men in their 50s were found shot dead. Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide, October 26, 2026.

Sheffi Paz, prominent Tel Aviv anti-illegal immigration activist, dies at 74

Paz died following a battle with cancer. The disease was diagnosed for the fourth time over the past month, after she had previously battled cancer on three occasions.

Israeli activist Sheffi Paz surrounded by supporters arrives to enter the Neve Tirtza Women's Prison in in Ramla, to serve her sentence After being convicted in vandalism, on November 14, 2024.

Three Hebron residents arrested for online incitement to terrorism, support for Hamas

According to police, the suspects expressed support for the terrorists who carried out an attack in the West Bank in which St.-Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem were killed.

Israeli security forces near the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Hebron, October 23, 2026. Five people were wounded in the attack, two of them seriously, and two Palestinian terrorists were killed by Israeli forces.

School security guard's weapon stolen, Israel Police launch manhunt for culprit

Officers from the Mesubim Police Station in the Dan District were dispatched to the scene and launched extensive searches in the area to locate the suspect.

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Bloodied suspect carrying samurai sword charged with brutal beating of woman, killing her dog

He claimed God came to him, ordering him to kill his friend. He later claimed God instructed him not to kill her, but to offer a sacrifice like the binding of Isaac, which led him to stab his dog.

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.