Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & Justice196 Killed in 234 Days Police said the killing of Yanis Yushvaev, considered one of Israel's most dangerous criminals, was likely linked to a criminal feud. Three people were also killed overnight in East Jerusalem, two of them by police after a family dispute, with two others seriously woundedShare 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 formatSubscribeAdi Hashmonaiand Josh Breiner08:35 PM • August 23 2026 IDTA crime boss in his 30s was shot dead Sunday at a gas station near Caesarea. The victim was Yanis Yusubov, whom police identify as the head of the Caucasian Mafia and consider one of the most dangerous criminals in Israel.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel policeIsrael crimeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Crime Boss Shot Dead in Gas Station in Northern IsraelNetanyahu Shares 'Personal Phone Number' Inviting Israelis to Contact HimIsrael Earmarked Negev Land for Bedouin. Now It May Sell It OffCanada Recommends Companies Avoid Trade With West Bank SettlementsOne Palestinian Demand Exposed the Limits of an Arab's Place in Israeli PoliticsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive