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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

22 arrested in Bnei Brak riots; female IDF soldiers say they hid in dumpsters

Unrest erupted after false reports they were serving draft notices; police rescued the soldiers as rioters overturned a patrol car and torched a motorcycle, while commanders cited lack of coordination with the army

Maya Cohen | 02.15.26

Watch: Police rescue female soldiers from Haredi mob in Bnei Brak

Two soldiers on welfare duty mistaken for draft officers, sparking clashes in ultra-Orthodox city; police evacuate them as protesters overturn a patrol car and burn a motorcycle

ynet correspondents | 02.15.26

A menorah crafted from the remains of an Iranian missile stands at the heart of ALEH’s renovated campus in Bnei Brak, Dec. 15, 2025

Iran missile that leveled special ed campus recast as Hanukkah menorah in reopening ceremony

On June 15, an Iranian missile hit ALEH’s Bnei Brak center for children with disabilities; six months later, its shrapnel was turned into a menorah, lit in a moving ceremony; 'We took the darkness and created a miracle from it,' says artist Guy Cohen

ynet Global | 12.15.25

Sharp gaps in IDF reserve service as Modi'in leads nation, Tel Aviv falls to bottom

New reserve data show sharp gaps as consensus faded; Tel Aviv led in January 2024 but fell to last by December; a Modi’in resident served 19 times more days than someone in Bnei Brak

Saar Haas | 11.17.25

מראים לרב את הכובע "בר תמיד בידיים של בורא עולם"

'They said: choose three to kill': Bar Kupershtein recounts captivity to leading Haredi rabbi

Former hostage Bar Kupershtein visited Bnei Brak’s city council and met Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, recounting Hamas’ psychological torture; Eitan Mor met the parents of Elyakim Leibman, killed on Oct. 7, and described the chaos at the Nova festival

Shilo Freid | 10.26.25

Why secular foodies are flocking to Bnei Brak for Shabbat flavors

Every Thursday, Bnei Brak’s iconic Jewish Restaurant hosts a seven-cholent feast drawing secular and religious diners alike; what began as a Haredi tradition has become a culinary destination for nostalgic comfort food and cultural connection

Sapir Gordo | 09.15.25

Haredi families get more holiday food voucher aid than reservists, other low-income families

Bnei Brak prioritized Haredi families in holiday food voucher distribution, ignoring other low-income families in need, sparking criticism from the High Court; Families of seven or more received 750 shekels ($210), while reserve soldiers’ families got only 400 shekels ($112)

Shilo Freid | 09.01.25

Special education center heavily damaged in Iranian missile strike

An Iranian missile directly struck the Aleh campus in Bnei Brak, severely damaging the facility and nearby buildings; An elderly man was killed and dozens narrowly escaped after finding a locked shelter and fleeing moments before it collapsed

Shilo Freid | 06.16.25

Victims suffocated under burning rubble after Iran missile strike on Haifa, officials say

Investigators say 3 people killed in Iran’s overnight missile strike on northern city likely trapped in interior room; blast sparked a fire, and victims believed to have suffocated from smoke and suffered fatal heat exposure

Lior El-Hai | 06.16.25

Radical Haredim block Highway 4, destroy draft notices as coalition crisis ramps up

Attorney general says more than than 50,000 military draft notices to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men next month, as Netanyahu races to prevent ultra-Orthodox from leaving government

Shilo Freid, Tova Zimuky, Sivan Hilaie, Shalev Kachlon | 06.05.25

Court fines Haredi library for discriminating against single woman

Bnei Brak Municipality to pay up for refusing to lend books to a woman from the community because she was single; the court condemned the discrimination, rules no law or regulation justified banning unmarried women from borrowing certain books

Lital Dobrovitzky | 12.31.24

חרדים השליכו חפצים על קצינים בכירים שהגיעו לבני ברק

Haredi mob attacks IDF commanders visiting Bnei Brak

Officers arrive to discuss ultra-Orthodox conscription to the military with local leaders when rioters storm their vehicle, blocking their path and throwing objects at them, causing light injuries

ynet correspondents | 07.16.24

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