Event Brief
Two men arrested in separate polygamy investigations
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM ET
Summary: Israel Police’s Polygamy Unit arrested an 83-year-old Rahat resident suspected of marrying multiple women under Sharia law, including five Palestinian Authority residents staying in Israel without legal permits. In a separate case, a 40-year-old man from the Negev was arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport after returning from his honeymoon with his third wife.
WHO: Israel Police’s Polygamy Unit (Southern District Police’s Central Unit)
WHAT: Two men were arrested in separate polygamy investigations.
WHEN: Aug 22, 2026 at 3:23 AM ET
WHERE: Israel (Ben-Gurion Airport; Rahat; Negev; Bir Hadaj)
WHY: The arrests followed reports and investigations into suspected polygamy and related offenses, including harboring and transporting illegal residents.
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