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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

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

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