Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityStaff shortages are highest in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Central District, while officer numbers doubled and positions nearly tripled in the West Bank, with most posts filled, according to a Knesset reportShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe02:15 PM • July 06 2026 IDTIsraeli police stations are understaffed, lacking hundreds of officers, especially patrol officers responsible for emergency calls and street enforcement, according to a Knesset Research and Information Center report published last month.CommentsIn the NewsIran Is Smartly Using the Palestinians, and Only Israel Can Stop ItThe West Bank Settlers Drifting Away From Israel's Far RightHamas Says Its Gaza Government Resigns to Hand Power to Palestinian TechnocratsAdam Sandler Officiates Taylor Swift's Wedding, Ignites anti-Israel SpeculationIsraeli High-tech Turnaround? Deep-tech Companies Dominate Early 2026 ExitsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic Primary