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American investor group agrees to $80 million deal for Maccabi Haifa

Israel's biggest soccer sale is taking shape: Adam Freed's US group will buy Maccabi Haifa for $80 million; it will first purchase the Kaz family's 50% stake, then Yaacov Shahar's shares after a two-year transition; management stays, budget steady

Nadav Zenziper | 12.05.25

שריפה במבנה מגורים בחיפה, 4 לכודים חולצו

Car fire in Haifa spreads to residential building; four people, including infant, rescued

Suspected arson attack on a car in Haifa sent flames into a nearby residential building, filling apartments with smoke; firefighters rescued four people, including an infant, and cleared the building after confirming no additional hotspots

Lior El-Hai | 11.23.25

Haifa closes all beaches after possible whale shark sighting; similar sightings reported nationwide

Lifeguard reports large marine animal near city's southern shore; recent whale shark sightings have prompted beach closures across Israel, with one later spotted off Gaza's coast and caught by local fishermen

Lior El-Hai | 10.31.25

Haifa’s ‘Rocket Tower’ still damaged after Iranian missile strike; prosecutors work from cafés

Five months after an Iranian missile struck Haifa’s so-called 'Rocket Tower,' prosecutors still lack permanent offices, sharing desks, working from cafés, and handling cases without files; 'This is what collapse of the rule of law looks like,' one says

Netael Bandel | 10.30.25

Haifa court acquits man of murdering teen who was buried alive

Court ruled that prosecutors had not proven beyond reasonable doubt that Edward Kachura, 53, intentionally killed Lital Yael Melnik, whose body was found at a construction site in Kiryat Motzkin in 2021

Lior El-Hai | 09.28.25

תיעוד ממבצע אכיפה שקיימה עיריית חיפה והמשטרה

Weapons, drugs and alcohol seized in Haifa as police step up crackdown on crime

Haifa police and municipal inspectors are intensifying weekend enforcement after seizing an airsoft gun, knives, clubs, drugs and alcohol; authorities say most offenders arrive from outside the city and will face strict measures

Lior El-Hai | 09.27.25

Haifa's historic casino building to become boutique hotel and spa

Haifa approved plan to restore the historic Bat Galim Casino, abandoned since the 1960s; project will transform the site into a boutique hotel and spa with 110 rooms, a restaurant, and public shoreline access, reviving the neighborhood as a leisure hub

Hila Tsion | 09.20.25

Watch: Dolphins put on a jumping show off the coast of Haifa

Researchers documented a large pod of dolphins, including mothers and calves, leaping for over an hour off Haifa’s coast; the display highlights the Carmel slopes as a unique deep-sea habitat and underscores the need for continued protection

Yogev Israeli, Eitan Glickman | 09.17.25

Are wild boars in Haifa only a problem for the wealthy?

Wild boars have become a fixture of Haifa’s streets, but new research shows disparities in how neighborhoods experience and report encounters; Wealthier areas get more city response, raising questions about equity and management

Matan Laor | 09.14.25

תיעוד מהפגיעה הישירה סמוך למגדל המפרש, במהלך מבצע עם כלביא

Israel releases footage of Iranian missile strike in Haifa that wounded 55

The missile hit on June 20 near the 'Missile Tower,' the government office building named for former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; strike caused heavy damage to the tower and to dozens of surrounding offices in Haifa’s government complex

Eitan Glickman | 09.07.25

תיעוד מכעיס מחיפה: אספו פסולת על גבי כרזת חטופים

Haifa municipal workers dump garden waste on hostage sign, sparking outrage

2 workers filmed collecting trash with banner calling for release of hostages and aggressively stumping on it; city council member: 'Someone who doesn’t respect lives of hostages, the country that pays their salary should not be working here'

Lior El-Hai | 08.12.25

Haifa court cancels insolvency case over hidden swingers party income

Judge terminates an insolvency case against a 47-year-old debtor after discovering he concealed income from organizing adult partner-swapping parties, rejecting his claim of minimal earnings and citing his lack of transparency

Vered Zilberman | 07.19.25

Quiet battle brews over site of Nvidia’s next Israel tech hub

As Nvidia plans a major new tech campus in northern Israel, cities are quietly competing; Haifa pitches its top-tier talent, infrastructure and proximity to universities, warning against over-concentration of high-tech investment in central Israel

Hila Tsion | 07.17.25

Damage from Iran missile attack on Haifa Bay refinery estimated at nearly $200 million, company says

Bazan notes assessment is forward-looking and uncertain, based on current information and work plans, adding that restoring operations is complex and final costs and compensation amounts remain unknown

Ynetnews | 07.16.25

הריסת הבניין שנפגע פגיעה ישירה מטיל בבת ים

'Israel showed the world its bravery'

Aidan Segal: 'I wish that we weren't in a situation where we would have to display this type of courage on the world stage'

Shosh Bedrosian, ILTV | 07.10.25

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