The Israel Police (Hebrew: משטרת ישראל, Mishteret Yisrael; Arabic: شرطة إسرائيل) is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism. It is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Security.
The Israel Police operates throughout Israel proper, the Golan Heights and Area C of the West Bank, in all places in which Israel has civilian control. There are no local or "municipal" police departments in Israel.
The current police commissioner is Rav-Nitzav Yohanan Danino, who succeeded Rav-Nitzav Dudi Cohen on May 1, 2011.
The National Headquarters of the Israel Police are located at the Government offices named after Begin in Jerusalem.
In an emergency, the police can be reached by dialing 100 from any telephone in Israel.
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