Lahav 433 () is an Israeli crime-fighting umbrella organization within the

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, 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,

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, and the Head of

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's Investigations Branch,

Yohanan Danino Rav Nitzav Yohanan Danino ( he, יוחנן דנינו; born 1959) is an Israeli police officer who served from May 1, 2011, to June 30, 2015, as the 17th chief of the Israel Police. Among other posts, he has led the Unit of International Crime I ...

. It is tasked with investigating national crimes and corruption. It also investigates crimes such as murder and sexual assault. The number four is for the four region departments that form the unit while the number 33 is for The Gideonites, a

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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.

Structure

* National Cyber Crime Unit ( he, סייבר) :* Child Online Protection Bureau ( he, המטה הלאומי להגנה על ילדים ברשת) - Fights

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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 ( he, יאח"ה, ''Yaha'') *

Unit of International Crime Investigations {{no footnotes, date=April 2011 Israel Police's Unit of International Crime Investigations ( he, יחב"ל, ''Yahbal'') is the international and organized crime department of the National Major Crime unit (Lahav 433). The department was originally f ...

( he, יחב"ל, ''Yahbal'') * National Financial Investigations Unit ( he, יאל"כ, ''Yalak'') * National Unit for Locating Stolen Vehicles ( he, אתג"ר, ''Etgar'') * National Unit for Prisons Guards' Investigations ( he, יאח"ס, ''Yahs'') * The Gideonites –

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