Officials working to combat black market and loans sharks in the community, Finance Ministry director adds

Ahmad Hejazi, 22, was killed as officers and suspected criminals exchanged fire in Tamra in northern Israel

But International Federation of Journalists warns danger to reporters from organized crime is rising

Amin Aghbaria, the 125th victim this year, isn't known to have ties to crime; in another shooting, man moderately injured in Deir Hanna

6-month-old suffers moderate injuries, mother lightly hurt as they are caught in shock wave from blast in residential building's parking lot

Victim, 48, was reportedly a bus driver not involved in organized crime

Yitzhak Abergil deemed responsible for deaths in 2003 bombing that targeted rival; judges find he was head of international crime organization that funded itself with drug trade

Proposal must now head to the Knesset, where it is scheduled to pass along with the budget early next month; NIS 2.4 billion to be allocated to combat crime wave in Arab cities

After more than 100 Arab citizens killed in violent crime so far this year, Bennett says the Israeli Arab population 'needs to join the fight as well'

Amid surging body count, PM Bennett orders two Border Police battalions to patrol southern Israel; Arab MKs skeptical: 'We don't want plans on paper'