ISRAEL: BEN GVIR POLICE AFFAIR
Allegations and investigations over police appointments and conduct linked to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and his associates.
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'She could have investigated me, but I helped her': the central witness's ties to the Mahash chief
YNET"יכלה לחקור אותי, אבל עזרתי לה": הקשר של העד המרכזי נגד הנציב - לראש מח"ש
Jun 9, 2026, 06:47 PM
In a first publication, the key witness against police figure Kobi Yaakobi in the Ben Gvir associates affair—Cmdr. Lior Abudraham—reportedly admitted he was not questioned under caution because of his ties to the outgoing head of the police internal investigations unit (Mahash). He testified for just 23 minutes and changed his account after a break, according to evidence reaching the special review team.
Ben Gvir moves police HQ out of crime-hit Nazareth—stunned residents: 'Crime destroyed the city'
YNETבן גביר מוציא את מטה המשטרה מנצרת המדממת - והתושבים המומים: "הפשע החריב את העיר"
Jun 9, 2026, 04:31 PM
On the orders of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, the northern police HQ and serious-crime unit will be moved from crime-plagued Nazareth to Nof HaGalil, at a cost of tens of millions—a step he called 'great news'. Nazareth residents protested, with one calling him a 'clown', saying crime 'has destroyed the city'.