Kiryat Gat

Couple arrested for human trafficking after keeping foreign worker under 'slavery conditions'

The affair had been under investigation since December 2025, when police received a report from the foreign worker who claimed he had been employed by the couple for four years.

 Illustrative image of human trafficking.
 US Army personnel, IDF personnel and others international officials monitor screens displaying maps and imagery of the Gaza Strip during a media tour inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) on November 20, 2025 in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

BoP denies rumors of Kiryat Gat base closure, says it will establish 'transitional Gaza gov't'

Noam Zilbershtain, senior vice president and general manager, HP Indigo; Adi Soffer Teeni, CEO of Meta Israel, vice president and member of the EMEA leadership team; and Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO and president of IATI.

IATI CEOs Forum meets in Kiryat Gat to discuss multinational industry resilience

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona last week.

Spain’s stance on Israel raises concerns over growing European delegitimization - opinion


From Parshat Zachor to war with Iran: Israel will never be defenseless - opinion

From a synagogue reading to the skies over Iran, the US-Israel alliance shows its enduring strength.

 U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025.

United Hatzalah delivers new life during missile alerts across Israel - opinion

United Hatzalah volunteers transform ambulances into delivery rooms as sirens echo across the country.

 A United Hatzalah volunteer approaches an emergency response vehicle.

Prices in the New Carmei Gat Neighborhood Break a new record: NIS 5.8 million for a duplex

The city’s price ceiling is being broken. Most buyers in the project are foreign residents from the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Egypt joins Jordan, UAE as third Arab country to visit American CMCC base in Kiryat Gat - KAN

The CMCC was established in October 2025 to shift responsibility for managing the ceasefire, humanitarian aid, and planning for the future of the Gaza Strip.

US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

Why Washington’s Gaza strategy ignores the facts on the ground - opinion

Despite talk of stabilization, Hamas remains entrenched and armed, raising urgent questions about what a “Phase Two” can realistically be achieved.

An illustrative image of Palestinian and Israeli flags behind barbed wire.

US accuses Israel of 'provoking' Arab nations as Katz says 'no intention' to resettle Gaza

"The more Israel provokes, the less the Arab countries want to work with them," US officials told The Jerusalem Post.

Then-foreign minister Israel Katz looks on in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024

US-led coordination center in Israel maps Gaza's future amid hope and skepticism

While some have welcomed the efforts of the new US-run center for rehabilitating the war-torn Gaza Strip, others are skeptical that it will work.

US, Israeli, and international experts work in groups at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, which opened in mid-October to oversee and support early implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for stabilizing and rehabilitating Gaza.

Emergency services halt search for five missing people near Beit Zayit Dam

The IDF received over 100 reports about the vehicle, which was spotted driving through floodwaters near the dam. 

Emergency service volunteers, together with Jerusalem District Police and other forces, are searching for five people last seen in a Jeep driving near Beit Zayit Dam.

Bridges of Hope

The Jewish Agency marks 30 years of partnership between the Chicago Jewish community and Kiryat Gat, Lachish, and Shafir

(R to L) Becky Caspi, Lonnie Nasatir, Kfir Swissa, Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog and Wendy Abrams

Remains found in cistern near Beit Guvrin identified as missing person Moshe Tzabari

Earlier in the afternoon, Israel Police opened an investigation into the incident and the possibility of ruling it a murder.

Israel Fire and Rescue personnel attempting to recover remains found in cistern outside of Kfar Zoharim, December 9, 2025.