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. Lahav_433_Headquarters

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

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. The current chief commander is Yigal Ben Shalom, since March 2018.

Structure

* National Cyber Crime Unit () :* Child Online Protection Bureau () - 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 (, ''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 –

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