Beitar Illit fire was caused by children's games
Investigations show fire started due to children burning paper in a field; nearby gas balloons nearly caught fire.
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Arab worker filmed cutting security fence in Beitar Illit
Resident calls police after seeing man cutting security fence. Municipality says man is employee working to repair a gap in the fence.
Shin Bet reveals: Bus bombing in Beitar was orchestrated from Lebanon, Gaza
Botched bus bombing attack in Beitar Illit was carried out by cell of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Explosive device on bus: Security forces apprehend suspected terrorist
Security forces apprehended the individual suspected of planting the explosive device in a bus in Beitar Illit
Jew suffers head injury after entering Arab village
Resident of Beitar Illit suffers head injury after Arabs throw stones at him in neighboring Arab town of Husan.
Woman chokes - and suffers cardiac arrest
Beitar Illit man and Haifa woman saved in separate incidents involving successful CPR - 15 minutes apart.
With weapons drawn, security forces patrolled haredi city
Following report of infiltration by terrorist, Israeli security forces patrol the city of Beitar Illit.
Border Police find two illegal Arabs in trunk of vehicle
Border Police officers notice suspicious vehicle, take haredi driver and two Palestinian Authority Arab passengers for questioning.
Arab ultrasound technician who assaulted women is named
Jerusalem Arab, 25, named as ultrasound technician who assaulted women in Beitar Illit.
Arab ultrasound technician accused of serious assault on women
East J'lem Arab worked in two health funds in haredi city of Beitar Illit.
Haredi man spends Sabbath in jail - for visit to spring
21-year-old man from Beitar Illit arrest for planning pre-Sabbath immersion in local spring, spends Shabbat in jail. Judge blasts police.
'Preschools in the city have become a ticking time bomb'
In Beitar Illit, just across a road from the Arab town of Husan, hundreds of preschool children are unprotected in case of a terror attack.
In a Beitar Illit apartment fire, only the tefillin survive
Electric bicycle goes up in flames, sparking apartment fire. 'Only use the original battery.'
Watch: Arab mob attacks Israeli in Gush Etzion
Israeli enters PA town of Husan, attacked by locals, and manages to escape. He is in light condition.
Bus hits three sisters, seriously injuring one of them
Girl aged 4.5 unconscious and on a respirator after she and her two sisters were hit by a bus in Beitar Illit.
Rabbis: Pre-prepared cholent must be certified kosher
Cholent and pre-prepared food requires kosher certification, even if it is prepared and sold by religious Jews, rabbis say.
Suspicion that apartment fire was caused by children playing
Apartment fire in Beitar Ilit successfully put out. Firefighters call on parents to keep matches and similar objects away from children.
Beitar Illit rabbi: 'Nail polish is for secular women'
Municipal rabbi claims city is considered 'too liberal,' says families 'come from Jerusalem to fall apart in Beitar.'
Two minors from Beitar Illit arrested for shooting of Arab minor
Two youths from Beitar Illit accused of shooting & wounding Arab youth with Airsoft pistol.
Report: Apartment fire was caused by children playing with hot plate
Fire in Beitar Illit apartment was the result of children playing in their parents' room, apartment owner says.
Third victim of bleachers disaster: 39-year-old Eliyahu Karpel
Karpel was seriously injured when bleachers collapsed, had appeared to be recovering when condition suddenly deteriorated.
EMT uses new defibrillator and medical kit to save a life
After the Meron tragedy he was issued a defibrillator and new medical kit. Today, he used them to save a life in Beitar Illit.
Fire rages out of control near Beitar Illit
Air units deployed as fire rages out of control between Beitar Illit and Tzur Hadassah, forcing evacuation of gas station.
Woman, 91, dead in Beitar Illit bus accident
Investigation opened after bus fatally hits elderly woman in Beitar Illit.
Dead named in Karlin-Stolin tragedy; others in serious or critical condition
A 13-year-old boy & a 23-year-old father of a months-old baby were killed. Both from Beitar Illit.
Another tragedy: 44-year-old man from Beitar collapses & dies
Rabbi Pinchas Daniel of Beitar Illit was participating in a friend's wedding when the tragedy occurred.
Bnei Brak is no longer 'red'
Significant drops in the rate of contagion mean that Bnei Brak, Modi'in Illit, & Beitar Illit are no longer "red zones."
Beitar Illit Mayor documented in sukkah filled with people
Beitar Illit has been classified as a “red city” with a high rate of coronavirus infections.
Watch: Cop hurls bucket at haredi boy during clashes in Beitar
Police launch investigation after officer filmed hurling bucket at haredi boy outside of synagogue in Beitar Illit.
Beitar Illit resident: 'No one is explaining why we've become a red city'
Residents of Beitar Illit complain about city's status as 'red' city, as Health Min. officials note guideline violations, low test rates.
Women from Beitar Illit unwanted in Gush Etzion preschools?
'It's not pleasant to work in a place where they suddenly begin treating you with suspicion,' assistant says.
Naftali Bennett: 'Coronavirus patients in Beitar Illit are begging to be evacuated'
MK Naftali Bennett visits Beitar Illit, works out plan to help residents. 'They're handling COVID-19 amazingly and carefully but need help.'
Beitar Illit declared a restricted area
Ministerial Committee decides that Beitar Illit will be restricted area for a week due to significant increase in COVID-19 cases.
Areas 'at risk': Bnei Brak, Beitar Illit, Kafr Qasim
Number of active coronavirus cases tops 11,000, according to Coronavirus National Information Center. Over 1,400 cases in Jerusalem.
Miracle in Beitar Illit
Stroller carrying baby slips away from mother's hands, rushing across the street in city of Beitar Illit south of Jerusalem.
One dead in Beitar Illit accident
Car collides with bus, leaving 30-year-old haredi man dead near Beitar Illit, south of Jerusalem.
Synagogue kugel poisoned
Worshipers at Darchei Torah synagogue in Beitar Ilit detect sharp taste in kugel served at Kiddush after Shabbat prayers.
Haredi family hospitalized after opening Ali Express order
Suspicious substance found in packages ordered online by haredi family in Beitar Illit, south of Jerusalem.
2 children killed in apartment fire laid to rest
A fallen lamp apparently caused the fire in the Ginzburg household. 'The fire was strong, the chances of survival were nil.'
Fund set up for Beitar Illit family devastated by fire
Kupat Ha'ir raises funds for family which lost 2 children, all belongings, in tragic fire last night.
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