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Palestinian posing as Israeli arrested filming Tel Aviv-area light rail station, Shin Bet investigates

The 32-year-old suspect, who allegedly entered Israel without a permit, has a history of involvement in weapons manufacturing and stone-throwing; security guards detained him at an underground station in Bnei Brak after he presented an Israeli ID

Maya Cohen | 10.13.26

חסימות הכבישים והרחובות של החרדים בשבת: שכונת הסופרים בבני ברק

Cities in Israel are changing radically: 'The neighborhood will become fully ultra-Orthodox'

Shabbat wars: In Bnei Brak, they went from blocking a street in a mixed neighborhood to a complete ban on entry; In Safed, people from other cities come to demonstrate in front of buses that don't even pass through the city; even the entrance to Jerusalem was blocked

ynet correspondents | 10.10.26

Haredi protesters clash with police as Highway 4, Jerusalem entrance blocked | Watch

Police use stun grenades, batons and mounted officers to clear hundreds protesting renewed arrests of Haredi draft evaders; demonstrators chant ‘We will die and not enlist’

Shilo Freid, Liran Tamari, Sivan Hilaie | 10.08.26

24 injured in fire at Bnei Brak nursing home

Two men seriously burned, four others moderately hurt as firefighters rescue trapped residents and evacuate about 40 from 8-story building

Lihi Gordon | 10.01.26

Object thrown at Naftali Bennett during Bnei Brak campaign stop; suspect arrested

Former PM was unhurt; his party said a staffer was struck in the head as activists disrupted the restaurant event, while police arrested a suspect at the scene

Moran Azulay, Maya Cohen | 09.25.26

אנשי מס הכנסה נכנסו לבני ברק והותקפו בהשלכת ביצים וחפצים

Israel Tax Authority lifts Bnei Brak boycott, requires police escort for employees

Two weeks after tax inspectors were violently attacked, the Tax Authority agreed that operations in Bnei Brak and other high-risk communities will require advance coordination and police escorts

Shilo Freid | 07.30.26

Gender-segregated sidewalks spark debate in ultra-Orthodox city

Rabbis urge separate pedestrian routes for men and women outside crowded Bnei Brak wedding halls, while city denies measure is official municipal policy

Shilo Freid | 07.15.26

מחאת חרדים כנגד מעצר בני הישיבות בבני ברק

Rabbi curses IDF chief at anti-draft rally: ‘May his name be erased’

Former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef leads Bnei Brak protest over arrests of yeshiva students, as Shas lawmakers attend despite party unease and coalition efforts continue to pass draft-exemption legislation

Shilo Freid | 06.29.26

11-year-old girl dies of wounds after Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak on Passover eve

The girl fought for weeks before dying at Sheba Medical Center; funeral set for Saturday night, mayor says ‘her whole future was ahead,’ as 23 were killed in Operation Roaring Lion

Shilo Freid | 04.24.26

'Corrupting our children': Bnei Brak moves to shut vending machines after 10 p.m.

Ultra-Orthodox city extends late-night food restrictions to snack and drink machines after officials say they have become gathering spots for youths, drawing complaints of noise, cigarette sales and what backers call 'spiritual harm'

Shilo Freid | 04.14.26

Infant dies after circumcision complications, mohel arrested

Investigators suspect that negligence during the procedure led to an infection at the circumcision site, which ultimately resulted in the infant’s death

Maya Cohen, Shilo Freid | 03.31.26

‘It’s outrageous’: Bnei Brak ad offers goat for rent

A flyer in Bnei Brak offered a young goat for rent for 50 shekels a day, describing it as 'friendly, cute and vaccinated'; MK Yasmin Sacks Fridman called the number and was told the goat was already booked, drawing sharp criticism from animal rights activists

Ilana Curiel | 03.15.26

Violent clashes erupt in Bnei Brak over internal Haredi dispute, one day after riots over soldiers

A protest against a breakaway Vizhnitz faction escalated into hours of violence in Bnei Brak, with roadblocks, property damage and clashes with police, just one day after riots erupted over rumors that female soldiers were issuing draft notices

Itamar Eichner, Shilo Freid | 02.17.26

'Army needs to learn: don't enter Haredi cities': tensions linger in Bnei Brak after riots

Despite footage of hundreds in violent clashes with soldiers and police, all suspects were freed within a day; residents alleged heavy-handed policing and urged restraint, with one yeshiva student saying it’s safer to 'stay inside'

Shilo Freid | 02.16.26

After Bnei Brak riots, IDF chief Zamir slams police for failing to protect soldiers

Zamir spoke with the two female soldiers who had to flee the city, adding that 'a reality in which IDF soldiers cannot move freely within the State of Israel is intolerable'

Gal Ganot | 02.15.26