Bat yam

Two Bat Yam residents charged in Japanika grenade attack linked to gang dispute

The grenade attack was one of several incidents targeting Japanika branches amid a dispute involving the Jarushi and Mosli crime organizations.

Illustrative: Hand grenade -  A member of the Popular Resistance Committee holds up a grenade during a rally in Gaza City, 27 April 2006.
A view of a Japanika restaurant branch owned by businessman Barak Abramov that was damaged in a shooting in Herzliya, central Israel, July 14, 2026.

Tel Aviv police arrest additional suspect in Japanika grenade attack case

Image from the arrest of a Bat Yam resident, charged with sexual offenses against his two granddaughters

Israel Police arrest man linked with committing serious sexual offenses against his granddaughters

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

Knife-wielding suspect charges police officers in criminally motivated attack in Bat Yam


Bat Yam man in serious condition as Israel sees fifth drowning this week

According to Ynet, this is the fifth case of a drowning death in Israel this week and the twenty-sixth since the beginning of May.

Police in Bat Yam seek coronavirus health instruction violators in vain as the beach is empty

New large urban-renewal project for Kiryat Hayovel

The estimated cost of construction is NIS 650 million, with expected revenues of NIS 800m.

Real estate market

Woman murdered in Bat Yam, husband suspected

The man was reported to have phoned the police himself and to have been drunk at the scene.

Crime scene [illustrative]

Five found violating coronavirus regulations in Rishon Lezion

The Health Ministry announced on Saturday that 3,460 Israelis tested positive for the virus, 50 of whom are in serious condition.

Police officers in coronavirus protective suits

Man stabbed by assailant shouting 'All the Jews need to be killed!'

"I tried to push him away, and then he took out a screwdriver, started to stab me and said 'All the Jews need to be killed, you stinking Jew.'"

Knife attack (descriptive)

42-year-old woman found dead after being reported missing

The woman was found Sunday night and pronounced dead, the reason for her going missing is still unknown.

Anat Alisha, who went missing late on October 19, 2019.

Moving thought

Renown dance authority André Lepecki speaks his mind in Israel

A PERFORMANCE of Iris Erez’s ‘Locally.’

What is the most densely populated city in Israel?

Bnei Brak is the most densely populated city in Israel.

HAREDIM GATHER en masse in Bnei Brak. Is their leadership’s political model sustainable?

Dreaming impossible dreams?

“I grew up in a poor neighborhood in Bat Yam, where nobody cared about aesthetics. Everybody was too busy fighting their daily battles. All people thought about was how to survive."

VIEW OF a Liran Ben Ivgi architectural project

Suspected incendiary balloon found in Bat Yam

This follows several cases of incendiary balloons landing in the Jerusalem area, which is also at a significant distance from Gaza.

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