Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeBarkat Abu Assa was convicted of aggravated rape, child abuse and breaking into a home in central Israel's Gedera, where he attacked a woman in front of her two-year-old son. Judges described the assault as 'a prolonged and terrifying event' and ordered him to pay 200,000 shekels in compensationShare 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 formatSubscribe01:43 PM • July 29 2026 IDTAn Israeli man was sentenced to 21 years in prison and ordered to pay 200,000 shekels ($58,000) in compensation after being convicted of raping a resident of central Israel's Gedera during a February 2023 home invasion, an Israeli court ruled on Wednesday.CommentsIn the NewsIsrael Has Become America's Ultimate Identity TestIran Publicly Executes Two Men Accused of Killing Police During January ProtestsUN Condemns IDF Raids on UNRWA Center in East Jerusalem Refugee CampU.S.-Saudi Strikes Hit pro-Iran Groups in Iraq; Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. BaseIran to Get Chinese Shoulder-launched Missile Systems in Weeks, Sources SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the OccupationIran Strikes on CIA Facilities Prompt Questions About Possible Russian Role