Tel Aviv

From tank fire to Tel Aviv Tefilin stand

Fallen soldier Uriel Silberman's tefillin miraculously survived the strike on his tank and remained kosher for use, and have gone to help the public in Tel Aviv keep the mitzvah.

Knife-wielding suspect arrested after approaching Yair Golan

Security guards stop man approaching Democrats chairman Yair Golan, knife falls from suspect's clothing.

'Go Home, Scumbag':

Democrats activist attacks Wasserlauf at polling station

A Democrats Party activist confronts Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf as he arrives to vote with his children in Tel Aviv; security escorts her away.

Watch the dramatic rescue

Mother forgot toddler in car in Yavne while she was in Tel Aviv

A mother who traveled to Tel Aviv discovered that she had left her toddler in a car in Yavne. Police officers smashed a window and rescued him.

Minister harassed at hospital days after birth of son

Negev and Galilee Minister Yitzhak Waserlauf is verbally harassed by left-wing activist while visiting Tel Aviv clinic with newborn son.

Partial building collapse in Tel Aviv

Part of a building undergoing renovations collapsed Wednesday morning on Nahalat Binyamin Street in central Tel Aviv. Rescue teams have pulled three people from the rubble.

Teen detained over racist attack on Druze woman aboard bus

Police question 15-year-old girl suspected of throwing socks, shouting insults at Druze woman speaking Arabic on a bus.

Binyamin Chief slams media:

'A rock doesn’t become dangerous only when it hits Tel Aviv'

'A rock doesn’t become dangerous only when it hits Tel Aviv,' Binyamin Council chief Israel Ganz slams media, after rocks hurled at cars speeding along the Ayalon Highway damaged several vehicles.

Tourist arrested after threatening attack at security site

Police arrested tourist who tried to enter Kirya compound in Tel Aviv, said he intended to carry out a terrorist attack, reports say.

Moving: Yeshiva students sing and pray in Sheba hospital

Yeshiva students sing and pray at Sheba Medical Center; Rosh Yehudi organization holds 'second hakafot' in Tel Aviv. Watch.

Nahalaat Israel Yeshiva hands out Four Species in Tel Aviv

Nahalaat Israel Yeshiva in Migdal HaEmek, led by Rabbi Meir Katz, set out to bring the Four Species of Sukkot to hundreds of people in Tel Aviv.

“Serious danger to patients"

Health Ministry shuts down private hospital in Tel Aviv

A surprise inspection conducted by the Ministry at the “Medica" clinic in Ramat Hahayal found medical staff exceeding their professional authority, systemic failures, and an immediate danger to patients.

The holy city of Tel Aviv

A Jew may appear non-religious on the outside, but in the depths of his soul burns the flame of Torah and the yearning for a full life blessed with closeness to Hashem.

Watch: Thousands gather for Ne’ila prayers in heart of Tel Aviv

Rosh Yehudi draws thousands to Meir Park for the closing prayers of Yom Kippur, with worshipers gathering throughout the day.

Three years later: Hostages Square gathers again in prayer

Nearly three years after October 7, Israelis return to Hostages Square for a prayer of gratitude, remembrance and unity.

Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach passes away at 84

Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, son of renowned halakhic authority Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and longtime Tel Aviv rabbi, passes away at 84.

Agreement reached: Tel Aviv Selichot to go ahead as planned

Rabbis and Tel Aviv Municipality reach court-backed agreement, clearing the way for Saturday night Selichot prayers at Tel Baruch Beach.

Selichot showdown: Rabbis take Tel Aviv to court

Rabbinical group heads to court after Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality bars physical separation between men and women at planned Tel Baruch Beach prayer service.

Dozens of additional flights

Wizz Air expands Tel Aviv service

Wizz Air is adding dozens of weekly Tel Aviv flights, expanding service to Europe as SAS, Delta and United also resume Israel routes.

Remembering 1947:

When rioting British soldiers killed Jews in Tel Aviv

British soldiers rioted in Tel Aviv in 1947 following the hangings of two British soldiers by the Irgun, however, the deaths of the British resulted in an end to their hangings of Jews. There is a lesson there[. Op-ed.

Drama in Tel Aviv:

Yehuda Poliker woken in the night to save man threatening to jump

A Tel Aviv man said Yehuda Poliker was the only person who could convince him not to jump. Police woke the singer in the middle of the night and his intervention succeeded.

Court ruling could leave homeowners with massive renovation bills

Potentially precedent-setting ruling could affect hundreds of buildings, giving municipalities broad power to demand costly renovations at owners’ expense.

Tel Aviv:

Shopping center distances itself from 'Palestinian state' sign

Left-wing activists hang a sign calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state without authorization. Dizengoff Center removes it and calls police.

'Now I believe!'

Czech fighter moves crowd on historic night in Tel Aviv

Ahavat Hashem Gordon and Kibedy Gordon earned major victories at GFN 1, but Czech fighter Radek Štádler drew the loudest ovation with his faith testimony.

Eldar wrote 'it's a mess here' - and disappeared

Family of 23-year-old Eldar (Yitzhak) Dayan appeals for information following disappearance over a week ago.

Spike in organized crime

US warns Americans in Israel

The US Embassy urged Americans to stay alert in Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Herzliya after a reported increase in violence linked to rival crime groups.

Hundreds of hi-tech workers to be laid off

Monday.com to lay off around 20% of its workforce, including roughly 350 employees in Israel.

Stun grenades explode in two cities

Stun grenades explode near residential buildings in Tel Aviv, Ramat Hasharon; no injuries or damage reported.

Watch: Vandal smashes Haaretz door

Unidentified individual hurls bricks at Haaretz office's door, causing damage.

Synagogue Saga:

Crushing defeat for Tel Aviv Municipality

Court dismisses Tel Aviv Municipality's lawsuit seeking to evict the 100-year-old Gvurot Yisrael synagogue, sharply criticizing the local authority over its handling of the case.

Tel Aviv manhunt

Officer jumps on fleeing car, opens fire after run-over attempt

During a routine vehicle stop, a suspect accelerates toward an officer. Fearing for his life, the officer leaps onto the car hood and opens fire. Illegal alien was wounded, manhunt underway for additional suspects.

Serious failure at a Tel Aviv kindergarten as toddlers escape

Three 4-year-old girls left a kindergarten in Tel Aviv without any of the staff noticing, and were outside the kindergarten for about 45 minutes.

Discrimination?

Gender-segregated Muslim prayer in Tel Aviv

After Tel Aviv-Jaffa banned gender-segregated Jewish prayers in public spaces, Muslims gather near Jaffa Port for mass gender-segregated holiday prayers, sparking criticism.

Girl injured in Tel Aviv crash confirmed dead four days later

Talia Chaya Timsit was critically injured in a crash on Dizengoff Street on Monday, in which a bus struck pedestrians, a tree and an electric pole.

Dizengoff Street, Tel Aviv

Child critically injured and others seriously hurt in bus crash

An 11-year-old girl was critically injured and ten others were seriously and moderately injured when a bus crashed into a tree on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv.

The tweet that sparked outrage

“Tel Aviv is being conquered by religious people"

Independent journalist Hila Tov sparked controversy after claiming that Tel Aviv is being “conquered" by religious Jews, and questioning why they choose to live “in the heart of secularism."

In western Binyamin:

Jordanian fortifications aimed at Tel Aviv uncovered

Nearly 60 years after the Six Day War, Jordanian Legion bunkers and fortifications that threatened Tel Aviv are discovered in Israel's Binyamin Region.

Migrant-child gangs terrorize Tel Aviv

Violence, robbery, assaults and stabbings have marked the growth of the SSQ gang of children and adolescents, most from migrant families.

Victory for Shas:

New City Rabbi for Tel Aviv

Victory for Shas: Rabbi Zevadya Cohen, Chief Beit Din Judge of Tel Aviv, was elected as the city’s rabbi after running against Rabbi Chaim Amsalem.

Barrages to center and north

Woman severely injured by fallen Iranian missile

Sirens in central Israel, Samaria, Jerusalem, Coastal Plain and northern Israel after a series of launches from Iran. 34-year old woman by impact in Petah Tikva.

European getaways:

Why Israeli travelers are choosing canal cities

From Tel Aviv to Amsterdam: Why Israeli travelers are choosing canal cities for European getaways.

Protester suffers cardiac arrest during siren

Leftist protester suffers cardiac arrest in Tel Aviv bomb shelter, is saved by first responders.

Chief Rabbi slams Supreme Court:

Not a single religious Jew has faith in you

Rabbi David Yosef slams Supreme Court's 'unlawful' decision to hold hearing on Tel Aviv protest during Sabbath. 'Judges trample the law, recklessly and crudely trample traditions of Israel and our holy Torah.'

Bomblets from Iranian cluster bomb land near key military base

Bomblets from Iranian cluster bomb land near the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv; additional impact site reported in Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Woman moderately injured in a building collapse in Tel Aviv

A woman was moderately injured in a building collapse in Tel Aviv. Rescue forces are at the scene.

9 people injured in center from Iranian missile

An Iranian missile with a cluster warhead caused multiple impacts in the cities of Bnei Brak, Givat Shmuel, Petah Tikva, and Tel Aviv. Six people were lightly injured.

13 injured near Beit Shemesh following launches from Iran

Vyacheslav Vidmant, 52, named as victim of Friday missile launch from Iran; 13 injured in missile strike near Beit Shemesh.

Born under sirens: Just-born infant evacuated to bomb shelter

MDA team delivers baby - then runs with him to a shelter minutes later.

Home Front Command releases dramatic footage of missile strike

Home Front Command releases footage from Tel Aviv security camera, revealing power of blast waves and the destruction a single missile strike can cause. 'Don't gamble with your lives.'

14-year-old indicted for espionage

Prosecutor's Office files indictment against 14-year-old boy who filmed sensitive sites, carried out security-related tasks on behalf of Iranian agent.

MK Buaron:

'Without Judea & Samaria, next Oct 7 will hit center'

MK Avichay Buaron warns that the absence of Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria could lead to a severe security threat reaching central Israel.

Elections for city rabbi:

Call to protest against TA mayor for closing a deal with Shas

Rabbi Dr. Doron Danino protests Mayor Huldai’s plan to appoint a haredi rabbi who did not serve in the IDF, stressing there are worthy Zionist candidates who served in the reserves and calling the move 'hypocrisy.'

'I really thought that I was dead'

Dramatic footage from Tel Aviv: Direct strike near a moving car

Footage released from Tel Aviv captures a particularly dramatic moment of a strike occurring just meters from a moving vehicle near Habima Square.

Two moderately injured in missile strike in Tel Aviv

An Iranian missile that penetrated the air defense system struck Tel Aviv directly, causing six casualties and significant damage, with two people in moderate condition.

2 hurt in missile strike in Tel Aviv

MDA teams are providing medical treatment to two men in their 50s who were lightly injured at the scene of a fall in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv resident detained for blocking shelter

Tel Aviv police detained a city resident on suspicion of preventing citizens from entering a bomb shelter during a missile attack warning.

'All the miracles happen to me'

Captivity survivor's scooter stolen during siren

Jisr az-Zarqa arrested for breaking into Bar Kupershtein's home during missile siren and stealing electric scooter.

Watch:

Interceptor debris falls near Tel Aviv gas station

A security camera recorded the moment interceptor debris fell near a Tel Aviv gas station, causing a man to be seriously injured.

Iranian missile attack

1 seriously hurt in Tel Aviv, 2 hurt in Petah Tikva

MDA teams are providing medical treatment to a seriously injured person in Tel Aviv and two additional injured people in Petah Tikva following the latest barrage from Iran.

Barrage from Iran: Damage to buildings and light injuries

Missile fragments damage building in central Israel; over 1,600 injured since start of war against Iran.