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Four girls injured as roof collapses at Beit Shemesh school

Student, 9, moderately hurt and 3 others suffer minor injuries after part of a roof gave way; police and fire crews launch investigation and conduct searches as students taken to hospital

Liran Tamari | 11.16.25

Blacklisted: Norway to reassess sovereign fund's ties to Israeli defense firms

Oslo will reassess investments in Israeli firms linked to the war in Gaza and West Bank 'occupation', after media revealed stakes in a jet engine supplier to Israel’s military; Previous divestments include telecom and energy companies tied to settlements

Reuters | 08.05.25

Haredi investors partner with Steve Witkoff in $245 million Beit Shemesh land deal

Ultra-Orthodox investors Avi and Eli Schron, alongside Teddy Lichtschein, lead a $245 million land purchase in Beit Shemesh; project faces zoning challenges, legal disputes and demands for public infrastructure in the rapidly growing city

Amitai Gazit, Calcalist | 05.12.25

Jerusalem Hills wildfires: 71 crews still battling blaze, firefighting planes launched to help

Firefighters are still battling the fires in the areas of Beit Shemesh and the Jerusalem Hills; Firefighters worked overnight to prevent the fires from spreading to nearby communities; about 7,000 dunams of forest land have burned so far

Meir Turgeman | 04.24.25

Jerusalem hills wildfires: Highways 38, 44 reopen, train service returns; Air Force to aid firefighting efforts overnight

A large fire near Highway 6 forces road closures, train service suspensions, and the abandonment of vehicles as flames spread toward nearby communities, forcing some to evacuate; Four firefighting planes, alongside dozens of crews, are battling the blaze in extreme heat and high wind conditions

Meir Turgeman, Liran Tamari | 04.23.25

Israel approves new hospital in Beit Shemesh to serve growing population

Hospital to be built on 180-dunam site in southern Beit Shemesh and include 770 beds to serve a population of 500,000 in the city and surrounding region; Project part of broader national plan to expand health care infrastructure including 8 new hospitals by 2050

Gilad Cohen | 02.19.25

המערכת הקדומה מתוארכת לימי בית שני ועד מרד בר כוכבא

Palestinians caught red-handed stealing antiquities

Thieves are found inside an underground storage chamber from the time of the Second Temple, causing irreversible damage to the ancient remains

Yaron Drukman | 10.10.24

Sergeant Yonatan Aharon Greenblatt, succumbs to wound sustained in Gaza, IDF says

The 21-year-old resident of Beit Shemesh was critically hurt on July 20 when an anti-tank missile was fired at a building in Rafah; Since the start of the war, 689 members of the military had been killed

Yoav Zitun | 07.28.24

Large fires break out near Ashdod, Beit Shemesh; suspicion of arson in West Bank

First row of houses in West Bank town of Peduel evacuated; fire breaks out in warehouses in Moshav Sde Uziahu near Ashdod amid heavy heat, 4 firefighting planes scrambled to scene; fire also breaks out near Beit Shemesh

Matan Tzuri, Liran Tamari | 05.27.24

Beit Shemesh bus accident victims recount moments of horror

The driver, who was operating a bus loaded with children, apparently drove on a road that was not designed for heavy vehicles, such as buses and trucks; Be'eri, 10, recalls: 'I noticed unusual sounds from the bus engine, and I realized that the driver was speeding'

Alexandra Lukash | 09.28.23

At least 50 injured when bus carryingchildren overturns near Beit Shemesh, 2 in serious condition

The accident occurred at the Ashtaul intersection on Route 38, when a bus carrying 12-year-old children overturned; At least two of the injured are in serious condition, one is sedated and on a ventilator

Liran Tamari, Roy Rubinstein | 09.27.23

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