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Israeli man dies three months after Iranian missile strike on Haifa

Michael Katz, 82, was critically wounded when a ballistic missile struck his apartment building on April 6; the longtime Rafael employee leaves behind his wife, two sons and six grandchildren

Eitan Glickman | 07.15.26

Haifa shuts nearly all beaches after suspected sewage spill

Student Beach, sections of Dado and Zamir beaches and both sides of Bat Galim were closed after abnormal water tests; officials suspect a drainage-system failure sent sewage into the Mediterranean

Eitan Glikman | 07.13.26

הפגנה נגד המהפכה המשפטית בתחנת הרכבת בחיפה

Chaos on trains near Haifa: ‘People were crushed, what's going on here?’

Metal parts that fell from a freight car blocked a railway line, halting service between key Haifa stations and cutting off northbound travel; passengers reported severe crowding, confusion and a lack of promised shuttles

Sivan Hilaie | 06.14.26

Four suspects, including IDF soldiers, charged with spying for Iran

Prosecutors say soldiers and civilian sent Iranian agents photos and locations of sensitive sites, including Air Force school, transit hubs and public buildings

Israel Moshkovitz | 05.08.26

Israeli cities open shelters, prepare for next wave of Iran attacks

A day after Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Israeli cities are preparing for the collapse of the ceasefire and the possibility of renewed Iranian attacks

Roni Green Shaulov, Alexandra Lukash | 05.05.26

What buyers paid for secondhand homes across Israel this week?

As housing prices keep dropping, secondhand apartment deals offer a snapshot of current demand — from a Be’er Sheva garden apartment that sold for 1.4 million shekels to a Haifa penthouse bought for 2.1 million shekels

Hila Tsion | 05.03.26

Mediterranean is warming fast as invasive species and plastic spread, report warns

New monitoring report warns Mediterranean waters are heating by 0.05 degrees Celsius a year, sea level has risen 15 centimeters since 1992 and plastic was found in 9 of 10 turtles examined; native species are disappearing as invaders spread

Ilana Curiel | 04.30.26

Ukraine threatens sanctions against Israel after Russian grain ship from Crimea docks in Haifa

According to tracking data cited by the Ukrainian project Myrotvorets, the Russian cargo ship Abinsk arrived at Haifa Port on April 12 carrying 43,765 tons of wheat; Ukraine claims the wheat came from territories occupied by Russia

Itamar Eichner | 04.28.26

Ukraine warns Israel of measures if grain ship docks in Haifa, source says

The vessel Panormitis, which it said was carrying grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory which Kyiv regards as stolen, was waiting for permission to berth in Haifa

Reuters | 04.27.26

מפעילים רחפן ב קרב על ווהלדר במחוז דונייצק מלחמה אוקראינה מול רוסיה

Russia threatens to strike Israel-based drone production firm

Haifa-based firm identified as supplying critical communication modules for drones, according to Russia, which claims such components enable remote control systems used by Ukraine’s unmanned aircraft

Itamar Eichner | 04.16.26

Victims of Iran missile strike in Haifa identified as Lena, Vladimir, their son Dima and their daughter-in-law Lucille

Four members of the Gershovich family were killed when an Iranian missile struck their building, collapsing floors as they tried to shelter; the son had just returned his father home from a prolonged hospital stay

Eitan Glickman | 04.07.26

Four bodies recovered in Haifa after 18-hour rescue following Iran missile strike

Authorities said the four — an elderly couple in their 80s, their son in his 40s and his partner, a foreign national in her 30s — had apparently tried to shelter in the building’s stairwell and were buried under concrete when the structure collapsed

Eitan Glikman | 04.06.26

Trump says response for Iran attacking Israel’s biggest oil refinery coming 'shortly'

POTUS vows response as Iran widens strikes on regional energy infrastructure, including the Bazan refinery in Haifa Bay, says Washington would soon learn whether Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf was open to engagement

ynet Global | 03.30.26

Iran missile fire sets off sirens in Dimona, Dead Sea

Air defenses shoot down threat approaching southern Israel; air raid alerts activated across Haifa after Lebanon rocket fire

ynet | 03.30.26

Lions of war: 4 endangered lions flown to Israel from Czech Republic

They arrived on an El Al cargo flight, as part of a European program for species conservation; they were transferred to the Haifa Educational Zoo, where they will undergo a several-week acclimatization period; pilot: 'A special sense of mission in tasks like this'

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.26.26