Umm al-fahm

Murder wave in Israel continues as police probe three overnight incidents

Police opened investigations into all three incidents that occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempt, April 27, 2025.
 Raed Salah, leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel at a court hearing in Haifa. February 10, 2020.

Israel bans two Hamas-related NGOs operating in the north

Objects found in the custody of a resident in Umm al-Fahm who swore allegiance to ISIS.

Israel indicts Umm el-Fahm resident who pledged allegiance to ISIS

  Said Abu Shakra.

Culture Ministry awards Umm el-Fahem gallery with museum status, adopts new name


For Arab schools in Israel, students struggle to master fundamental skills

Education affairs: ICEI and the Education Ministry’s Tamkin program looks to create equal opportunities.

 IRAQ AL-SHABAAB SCHOOL in Umm el-Fahm has been classified as one of the lowest-performing ‘red’ elementary schools in the country.

Arab-Israeli recruited by Hamas to carry out terror bombing, arrested by Shin Bet

The new suspect is the latest in a series of Israeli citizens arrested for working with Hamas in the past year.

 A member of Hamas takes part in a rally during the 35th anniversary of Hamas founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 14, 2022.

Architect and craftsman Amir Rozei flourishes in Eretz Israel

Rozei’s art installations are on display during a two-month group exhibition at the Umm el-Fahm Art Gallery from May 20. His solo exhibition will premiere at the Art Lab in Tel Aviv on June 1.

 Amir Rozei

IDF soldier injured in West Bank shooting as riots erupt across Israel

Among the cities where riots broke out were Jerusalem, Umm el-Fahm and Sakhnin.

 Palestinian demonstrators burn tires during a protest over tension in Jerusalem, at the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Gaza City April 5, 2023.

Israel Police reveals it solved a kidnapping in Umm el-Fahm

The family of the kidnapping victim received a ransom demand of hundreds of thousands of shekels in what was seemingly criminally-motivated.

 Israel Police squad car.

Israeli gang war keeps claiming lives: 3 murders in 24 hours

A joint Special Investigation Team of Lahav 433 and the Central, North and Coast districts was established to deal with the conflict between the Israeli criminal gangs that led to the recent murders.

 Police officers at the scene of a criminal hit in Nazareth.

4 arrested for murder of Arab journalist Nidal Aghbariya

A pistol was found in the home of one of the suspects.

 Police at the scene of where Arab-Israeli journalist Nadal Ijbaria was shot dead in his car in the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, September 4, 2022.

Arab journalist Nidal Aghbariya murdered in Umm al-Fahm

Journalists and Israeli Arab organizations called on police to act more strongly against crime.

 Police at the scene of where Arab-Israeli journalist Nadal Ijbaria was shot dead in his car in the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, September 4, 2022.

Umm al-Fahm deputy mayor and 4 children assaulted at home

The suspects, who apparently planned to attack the deputy mayor himself, reached his residence and ended up attacking his four children, all in their 20s.

THE ARAB-ISRAELI city of Umm al-Fahm in the foreground and Wadi Ara in the background.

Body of missing Umm el-Fahm resident found in Sea of Galilee

Lawyer who was last seen July 22 after falling off boat found in Sea of Galilee • "Worry has been replaced with grief"

 Security forces scan the Sea of Galilee in search of the body of Raad Mahamid.

IDF cancels segment of 'Chariots of Fire' drill in Umm el Fahm 

Defense Minister Benny Gantz canceled the segment of the drill in the country’s third-largest Arab city that simulated war with Hezbollah.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visit IDF largest training drill, dubbed “Chariots of Fire,”, May 10, 2022.