Weapon seizures and indictments in Northern District
Three suspects indicted for possessing a stolen IDF Matador missile; police seized over 700 lethal weapons since the start of the year.
Weapon seizures and indictments in Northern District — An indictment was filed today (Friday) at the Haifa District Court against three suspects — a 22-year-old illegal resident from Judea and Samaria and two residents of Shefa-'Amr (22, 24) — for possessing a stolen IDF Matador missile.[^2] The weapon was located about a month ago during police activity near Shefa-'Amr, a discovery that points to the leakage of military-grade ordnance into civilian hands.[^2] Separately, this afternoon (Friday), police opened fire on a stolen vehicle on Route 60 after a chase that began in Jerusalem. The vehicle overturned and caught fire near the Gad Natan farm, north of Kiryat Arba; the driver was critically injured.[^3] The incident reopens a familiar dilemma: when does the use of lethal force to stop a property crime become disproportionate to the threat posed?[^1] Northern District police and Border Police report seizing over 700 lethal weapons since the beginning of the year — a figure that contextualizes both the Matador missile case and the broader challenge of weapon proliferation.[^2] One story, different headlines: Israel's media lens on global events — The starkest contrast emerged around the Nobel Peace Prize: Ynet neutrally reported the award to Navi Pillay[^2], while Channel 14 called it "Nobel-style irony" and highlighted her anti-Israel stance[^1]. Calcalist and Mako both led with her accusing Israel of war crimes, with Mako specifying she "ruled that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza." Arutz Sheva framed her as "known for anti-Israel positions," while Kan's headline omitted any criticism of Israel entirely, simply noting her as a South African jurist[^1]. On Trump's new press secretary, Ynet uniquely highlighted her defense of Netanyahu and called Trump a "political titan," while Mako[^3] and Kan[^1] focused on her conservative media background. I24 emphasized her as a "passionate supporter of MAGA"[^4], and The Jerusalem Post noted she was "offered" the role rather than appointed, suggesting uncertainty. For the Panama earthquake, Maariv[^6] and Israel Hayom emphasized the tsunami warning and damage, with Israel Hayom quoting "buildings collapsed, th