Hodaya Ran

ByHODAYA RAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 8, 2026 07:42 A Bat Yam man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of maintaining contact with Iranian intelligence officials and carrying out security-related missions for them, Israel Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said in a joint statement on Monday. A prosecutor’s statement was filed against the suspect at the end of a joint undercover investigation by the Ayalon District police’s Crime-Fighting Unit and the Shin Bet, the statement said.

After wounding the victim, the attacker fled the scene. Israel Police later found him shortly afterward, several streets from the apartment. A 29-year-old Bethlehem resident staying in Israel without permits was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and robbing a man in his apartment on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv. The victim was evacuated in light condition to receive medical treatment, according to officials. Advertisement After wounding the victim, the attacker fled the scene.

One terrorist has been arrested, and Israel Police has launched a helicopter to search for a possible second terrorist. At least four people have been shot in an ongoing incident in and around Kochav Yair, which is located near Kalkilya. The IDF has declared the incident a terror attack, according to Army Radio. At a gas station in Kochav Yair, Magen David Adom treated two men in their 30s in moderate condition.