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Suspect identified in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old at Beit Shemesh birthday party

Police name 26-year-old Liel Ifergan as the suspect in the attack that killed Hallel Mordechai Dadon and seriously wounded his 4-year-old cousin while they played in a pool

Liran Tamari | 08.21.26

‘What evil dares touch a pure child?’ Family mourns 7-year-old killed in Beit Shemesh stabbing

Family says Hallel Mordechai Dadon ‘should have been dreaming children’s dreams’; four-year-old cousin remains hospitalized after condition stabilizes

Liran Tamari | 08.18.26

7-year-old stabbed to death at birthday party in Beit Shemesh; neighbor arrested

Boy’s 4-year-old cousin seriously wounded; police probe suspect’s mental state and possible family dispute as 15-year-old relative who was watching children witnesses attack

Liran Tamari | 08.17.26

Homes evacuated as wildfire threatens Jerusalem Hills amid extreme heat wave

Around 30 firefighting crews and six aircraft deployed as flames advance toward community near Beit Shemesh, prompting the evacuation of the first row of homes and the closure of Highway 395

Liran Tamari | 08.02.26

Clashes in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh: Hundreds of Haredim protest over arrest of draft evaders

The ultra-Orthodox extremists burned garbage bins, threw rocks and blocked roads and the light rail, calling for the release of draft evaders and rioters who vandalized the home of Supreme Court justice Noam Sohlberg; 'The rioters cross every red line'

Shilo Freid, Idan Bloemhof | 06.10.26

Beit Shemesh mystery blast: what to know about the defense company behind it

A loud explosion and large fireball alarmed locals, but defense company Tomer says it was a planned test, emergency forces were notified in advance and distant videos exaggerated the blast

Navit Zomer, Gilad Cohen | 05.17.26

Beit Shemesh tragedy: siblings lose mother, sister in missile hit

Amid Beit Shemesh missile strike ruins, brothers recall losing mother and sister; the two DJs vow to keep playing: ‘We chose joy for them’

Liran Tamari | 03.23.26

Liraz is surprised by the alternative bat mitzvah event organized for her

'That’s Israel': Missile cancels Liraz’s bat mitzvah, but volunteers saved the day

The family evacuated to a hotel in Jerusalem, where city workers and volunteers heard about the canceled event and surprised her with an impromptu celebration including makeup, sweets and a DJ.; 'I danced with people I don't know,' says Liraz, 'that's how it is with Israel'

Gilad Cohen | 03.18.26

Volunteers Michael Kibudi, Moishy Shechter and Menachem Wizman, members of United Hatzalah’s specialized rescue unit, meet Pnina Cohen, who they cared for after the attack

Emergency responders reunite with woman critically injured in Beit Shemesh missile strike

United Hatzalah volunteers who rushed to treat Penina Cohen after a missile strike in Beit Shemesh met her again days later through the group’s Rescuer Survivor program, recalling the chaotic scene and the emergency care that helped save her life

ynet Global | 03.12.26

9 victims, 5 families shattered: the lives lost in Iran strike on Beit Shemesh

A 16-year-old boy, parents and children, siblings and a father of four laid to rest as sirens wail; relatives recount the blast, the race to shelters and a bar mitzvah turned into a funeral

Gilad Cohen, Idan Bloemhof | 03.03.26

'The day is approaching for Iran’s regime to fall': Netanyahu at Beit Shemesh strike site

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene in Beit Shemesh where nine people were killed in an Iranian missile strike, saying 'the barbarity of the terror regime is exposed', warning that with nuclear weapons, it would threaten all humanity

ynet | 03.02.26

Beit Shemesh missile strike: minutes of chaos, race to rescue

Minute-by-minute log shows confusion, blocked roads and delayed heavy equipment as rescuers race to pull survivors from rubble after strike kills nine and wounds more than 50

Liran Tamari | 03.02.26

Arrow system did not fire at missile that killed 9 in Beit Shemesh; officials deny interceptor shortage

Security officials say failed interception preceded deadliest hit of Operation Roaring Lion; military pledges systematic campaign against Iran’s missile industry and repression apparatus, warning more difficult days ahead

Elisha Ben Kimon | 03.01.26

Deadliest of war: 11 still missing, 9 killed, 51 wounded in Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh shelter

Direct strike collapses shelter roof and destroys eight homes; police say 11 unaccounted for as rescue teams search rubble following one of the heaviest barrages of the war

ynet correspondents | 03.01.26

Beit Shemesh yeshiva student who spied for Iran sentenced to three years in prison

Prosecutors said Elimelech Stern, 21, was in contact on Telegram with an account run by Iranian intelligence and agreed to carry out various tasks in return for payment in cryptocurrency

Gilad Cohen | 02.05.26