Israel Loses Grip As Criminal Gangs Rule Southern Tel Aviv
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Israeli newspaper has admitted that criminal gangs now dominate parts of southern Tel Aviv, where police are unable to maintain order, exposing the hollow promises of Netanyahu’s regime as occupied Palestine slides deeper into lawlessness and brutality.
The Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported on the severe security collapse across Tel Aviv.
In 2017, Netanyahu pledged to eradicate crime, violence, and drug networks in southern Tel Aviv.
Eight years later, residents remain trapped in constant fear without means to flee the decaying neighborhoods.
During an inspection by a Knesset member and journalists, police conceded that crime figures are catastrophic.
This year alone, 293 assault cases, 200 thefts, and nearly 200 home invasions have been recorded in southern Tel Aviv.
An elderly resident recounted that since arriving in 1964, life had deteriorated beyond recognition, and today she is terrified to leave her home after sunset.
She said there is nowhere to relocate and no money to escape.
Knesset foreign workers committee chairwoman Eti Atiya declared after her visit that the crime epidemic has overwhelmed law enforcement.
She witnessed teenagers openly committing dangerous offenses despite police presence.
Zionist immigration from diverse regions to occupied Palestine has created fractured, predatory gangs preying on fellow settlers and competing violently among themselves.
This fragmentation has sharply escalated insecurity in multiple areas under occupation.
