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Two men indicted for rape in separate cases involving minors, woman in Israel

Prosecutors filed two separate rape indictments, one against a Holon man accused of assaulting two girls under 16 and another involving a woman allegedly raped during a home repair visit.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.
The suspects in the murder of Benayahu Razi last month in Jerusalem, are brought to their court hearing at District Court in Jerusalem. August 08, 2026.

Jerusalem court casts doubt on murder charges against two women in Benayahu Razi killing

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Jerusalem man charged over year-long contact with alleged foreign agent

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.

Netanyahu trial enters five-day-a-week schedule as defense case accelerates


Unprecedented number of Judges and Registrars appointed to courts across the country

Being a judge "is a great privilege and source of pride to serve the State of Israel in this manner," said Justice Minister Yarin Levin.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

Court bail conditions are scare tactic against protesters

A Jerusalem court restricted two protestors from protesting for 60 days without police approval, sparking criticism from the Women's Hostage Protest.

 Protesters in Jerusalem call for a hostage deal.

Netanyahu trial: Defense asks for fewer hearings amid Gaza war

The Jerusalem District Court resumes hearings in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, though the defense has asked to reduce the number of hearings to just two per week.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. November 22, 2023

Police drop racism charge against settler suspect in Palestinian killing

Israel police have dropped the charge of racist motivations after an Israeli settler was arrested following rioting near a Palestinian village

Palestinian Saber Asaliyyeh reacts near a burned car after a confrontation with a group of Israeli settlers in Burka near Ramallah in the West Bank, August 9, 2023.

Israelis acquitted in Iranian spy case: 'Intention to spy not based on ideology'

The accused were part of a group of five Israelis of Iranian extraction that had been arrested by the Shin Bet and Israel Police in January 2022.

  Iranian agent "Rambud Namdar." (Composite image)

Israeli, two others indicted for smuggling 700 kg. of Colombian cocaine

The Spanish and Moroccan pair tested the drugs in Colombia and agreed to pay for two installments of $26,000 per kilogram.

A line of cocaine is seen being snorted through a rolled up dollar.

Lapid on Netanyahu trial testimony: 'This isn't how I want to win elections'

The Yesh Atid head began his testimony on Monday, and will, in the end, finish around noon on Tuesday.

Opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid arrives to testify in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 13, 2023.

Jerusalem man given 11 year sentence for multiple sex crimes against women

Yitzhak Sharifi targeted single mothers who were experiencing serious economic hardship and exploited them, economically and sexually.

 Yitzhak Sharifi is brought for a court hearing sentence at the Jerusalem District court, on May 30, 2023. Photo by Flash90

Netanyahu trial: Court allows prosecution to treat key witness as hostile

A key witness for the prosecution changed her testimony and accused investigators of political pressure against her.

 Yifat Ben-Hai Segev seen after a court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on December 13, 2022.

Former gov’t official: Filber blocked us from acting for the public interest

Former Communications Ministry official Yair Hakak said he felt "we were prevented from making professional decisions."

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