Lahav 433 () is an Israeli crime-fighting umbrella organization within the Israel Police, created on January 1, 2008. Known as the "Israeli FBI", the unit is the merger of five law enforcement offices into one. It was established as an initiative of then-Minister for Public Security, Avi Dichter, and the Head of Police's Investigations Branch, Yohanan Danino.
It is tasked with investigating national crimes and corruption.'Israeli FBI' inaugurated in opening ceremony - Israel News, Ynetnews It also investigates crimes such as murder and sexual assault.Police open sex abuse investigation against ZAKA founder Meshi-ZahavPolice: Nava Elimelech’s killer still alive and living in Israel
The number four is for the four region departments that form the unit while the number 33 is for The Gideonites, a Mista'arvim unit. The Unit's Headquarters is located in the North Industrial Zone of Lod. The current chief commander is Yigal Ben Shalom, since March 2018.Police unit investigating Netanyahu gets new commander - The Times Of Israel
Structure National Cyber Crime Unit () Child Online Protection Bureau () - Fights Cybercrimes done against minors. Also operates a hotline with the phone number 105, which receives reports about Cybercrimes against minors from the public. National Fraud Investigations Unit (, Yaha) Unit of International Crime Investigations (, Yahbal) National Financial Investigations Unit (, Yalak) National Unit for Locating Stolen Vehicles (, Etgar) National Unit for Prisons Guards' Investigations (, Yahs) The Gideonites – Mista'arvim unit
Commanders NameTenureYoav SegalovitzJanuary 2008 – January 2009Yoram Ha-LeviJanuary – October 2009David MantzurOctober 2009 – July 2012Meni (Menachem) YitzhakiJuly 2012 – September 2013Menashe ArbivSeptember 2013 – February 2014Vacant February – August 2014Roni RittmanAugust 2014 – March 2018Yigal Ben ShalomMarch 2018 – Current
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External links mops.gov.il