Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticePolice only shut down about three percent of brothels known to them between 2024-2025, while the report describes conduct and lack of enforcement that can push victims back into prostitution, harm Israel's ranking in the U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report, and even lead to sanctionsShare 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 formatSubscribeChen Maanit09:03 PM • July 07 2026 IDTSix years after criminalizing the purchase of prostitution services, Israel's State Comptroller says its enforcement and government efforts to combat human trafficking fall short, according to a report published Tuesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel occupationIsrael policeTel AvivWomen's rightsHuman rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasTrumpSupreme CourtAli KhameneiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWANetanyahu Says W. Bank Settler Attacks Caused by '150 Juvenile Delinquents'U.K. Leader Farage to Quit Parliament, Seek Re-election After Gift Allegations'Broad Zionist Government': MK Joins Reservists Party Ahead of 2026 ElectionRahm Emanuel's Speech to Rebuke Netanyahu for Leading Israel to 'Dead End'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside