Haifa

Rocket strikes near Acre and Haifa

The rockets struck direct hits on industrial buildings but caused no injuries.

Rocket explodes in Samaria

20 rockets launched in barrage on northern and central Israel

Explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Ra'anana, following sirens in central Israel. Earlier, sirens were sounded in the Golan Heights and the Upper Galilee due to a suspected infiltration of a hostile aircraft.

Pres. Herzog visits northern cities targeted by Hezbollah rockets

President visits Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and meets with IDF soldiers who were injured in combat in Lebanon.

6 wounded, 1 seriously, in rocket barrage on Haifa

Six people were injured as a result of the barrage towards the Haifa Bay area, including one who was seriously injured. The rest were lightly injured by shrapnel.

Schools closed in Haifa, other northern cities amid rocket threat

Home Front Command updates guidelines, announces that in Haifa Bay, the communities of Kiryat Ata, Kiryat Bialik, Kiryat Yam, and Kiryat Motzkin, the activity scale will be changed from Partial Activity to Limited Activity, meaning educational activities are prohibited.

Rocket barrage from Lebanon:

10 injured in Haifa and Tiberias

Ten people injured in rocket barrage from Lebanon towards Haifa and Tiberias. Victims evacuated to Poria and Rambam Hospitals.

10 rockets fired at Haifa, 2 strike open areas

Sirens activiated in Haifa and the surrounding communities as Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets, residents hear explosions from interceptions.

Haifa Mayor:

'We'll sit in bomb shelters for four days straight during a war'

Mayor Yona Yahav says his staff is working to prepare the city for a war with Hezbollah.

New Hezbollah drone penetrates deep into Israel, films Haifa

Lebanese terror group publishes 9-minute video taken by 'Hoopoe' drone over the port of Haifa.

1st time since war began:

Aerial target intercepted over Haifa beach

IAF intercepts suspicious aerial target identified over Haifa coastline.

6 detained, 2 officers hurt

Protesters call for the destruction of Israel in Haifa

Six protesters were detained and two police officers were injured during an anti-Israel protest in downtown Haifa.

Five injured in car ramming in Haifa

The driver and car were located a short while after the incident. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

Measles case reported near Haifa

Measles patient arrived in Israel on a flight to Bucharest, visited a Clalit after-hours clinic in Haifa, Health Ministry reports.

Biden's blooper:

'I expressly warned Israel not to attack Haifa'

US President Joe Biden appears to have mixed up the names of Haifa - a city in northern Israel - and Rafah - the southernmost city in Gaza.

Following backlash:

Hadash rep. won't serve as Deputy Mayor of Haifa

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav cancels appointment of Hadash Party representative Raja Za'tara, who has spoken out in favor of Hamas, as his deputy.

Municipal elections:

These are the results in the runoff

The counting of the votes in the runoffs of the municipal elections has concluded. The voter turnout was 46.1%.

Escalation?

Suspicious aerial target shot down near Haifa

Residents of the Haifa area report hearing explosions after air raid sirens sounded near Kfar Hasidim; IDF reports successful aerial interception.

Haifa:

6-year-old girl dies after contracting flu

Rambam hospital says child's cause of death not known after she passes away in emergency room and tested positive for the flu.

Man attempted attack on Haifa refinery for Hamas

Police and ISA forces arrested the suspect before he was able to carry out a planned arson attack against the Haifa refinery and a police station.

Haifa ax attack:

'I neutralized him quickly and safely'

The officer who stopped the ax-wielding terrorist this morning in Haifa recounts the incident.

Haifa:

Man seriously wounded in combined terror attack

The terrorist, an Israeli Arab, at first carried out a ramming attack, injuring the man and hitting the fence of the Naval Base. Afterward, he exited the vehicle armed with an axe and was neutralized by a naval officer at the scene.

Street art in Haifa calls for release of hostages

Street artist Bentzi Brofman was at the Supernova festival the day before the massacre, since then, he has been drawing the victims.

Mother under investigation after 2-year-old found walking alone

Bystanders call police after seeing baby walking alone on streets of Haifa.

Missing Person or Murderer:

Hostile confrontations in search for missing man near Haifa

Witnesses claim driver who fled the scene of a collision crashed as part of an attack against an Arab community.

Yom Kippur in Haifa:

'They cursed and yelled: 'You aren't welcome here'

Leader of Jewish outreach group recounts how anti-religion demonstrators prevented him from holding prayer service.

Left-wing protests: Netanyahu government is responsible for riot

Speakers at a left-wing protest claim the Netanyahu government could have prevented the Tel Aviv riot, but did not.

Police arrest man who attacked supervisor with cutting board

Haifa police arrest Metronit employee suspected of seriously injuring supervisor while using cutting board as weapon.

In August: Rain falls near Haifa, waterspout viewed at sea

Local rainfall near Haifa, residents report waterspout rising from Mediterranean Sea.

Body parts found inside Haifa apartment wall

Pieces of human body found wrapped in plastic during construction work on apartment.

Watch:

Parents forget 3-year-old at train station

A security guard and the station manager at the train station in Haifa looked after the girl until her parents returned to get her.

Body of missing man located near Haifa

Body of a man who had been gone for three weeks located near Haifa.

Search for missing Haifa man enters fifth day

The Israel Dog Unit, a Samaria-based SAR organization, and volunteers from local kibbutzim are searcing through heat and rough terrain.

Haifa:

Seven protesters against Jenin operation arrested

Police arrest seven people who waved PLO flags during a left-wing protest in Haifa against the operation in Jenin.

Haredi MK:

'How do you expect people to go anywhere without buses?'

MK Moshe Roth insisted that the public transit to haredi communities in northern Israel must be improved.

Watch: Haifa bus swerves onto sidewalk, smashes lampposts

13 hurt in bus accident

Suspected of planning attack

Palestinian Arab caught on a bus in Haifa with ammunition

Suspect arrested near Grand Canyon Haifa Mall, transferred to investigation by the police and Shin Bet.

Beginning in June: Direct flights from Haifa to Cyprus

First flight expected to take off on June 22, with route operating until after fall holidays.

IDU saves woman in Haifa

Volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit saved an elderly woman lost in the woods near Haifa this morning.

Suspected murder in Haifa:

24-year-old woman shot dead at parking lot near her home

Magen David Adom paramedics who arrived at the scene pronounced her dead. Police launch investigation.

4 hurt in fires in Jerusalem and Haifa

3 residents pulled from burning building in Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem, elderly woman pulled from buring building in Haifa.

Mount Carmel:

Festive Rosh Chodesh prayers at Cave of Elijah the Prophet

Torah Core community of Haifa organizes music and prayers for local residents.

Families relieved:

Haifa terrorist won't be permitted to live in the city

Interior Minister decides that the terrorist will be subject to a restriction and will not be able to live in Haifa again.

Search for missing woman turns dangerous

A live grenade and a hostile suspect challenged searchers looking for a Haifa woman missing from her home.

Haifa:

Five detained after waving PLO flags during protest

Police say they ordered the demonstrators to remove the flags, but they refused to do so.

Hadash MK:

'Israel is massacring the Palestinians'

MK Ofer Cassif raises PLO flag during protest in Haifa, says the flag is a symbol of the "just struggle" of Palestinian Arabs.

One-year-old boy found living in a cage in northern Israel

Police search house in northern Israel for drugs, but make a much bigger bust - finding a young child locked in a cage.

Stuck in midair:

30 passengers stuck in Haifa cable car due to a power outage

Haifa cable cars suspend operations following a power outage caused by the stormy weather. 30 passengers rescued from the cars.

Mother and son found dead in Haifa

Firefighters break into Haifa apartment, discover rotting bodies.

Lithium battery explodes, injuring 20

Fire investigator: Electric bicycle's lithium battery likely caused fire that injured 20 people.

Watch: Haifa Arabs protest IDF 'killings' in Judea, Samaria

Arab residents of Haifa call for an end to the 'Apartheid Regime' as terrorists continue clashing with security forces in areas like Jenin.

Woman chokes - and suffers cardiac arrest

Beitar Illit man and Haifa woman saved in separate incidents involving successful CPR - 15 minutes apart.

US Ambassador to Israel visits Haifa, meets local leaders

Ambassador Tom Nides in Haifa: I cannot imagine a better place to inaugurate our new regional travel program.

Miracle in Haifa:

Bullet fired into haredi home, none injured

Shot apparently fired from nearby Arab neighborhood, not for the first time.

Bereaved families:

'We don't want to see the terrorist who killed our children'

Families of victims of 2003 Haifa suicide bombing turn to mayor, Defense Minister demanding terrorist not be permitted to live in Haifa.

Huge blaze at Haifa industrial complex

Explosions heard after several buildings caught fire overnight.

Woman found stabbed to death in Haifa

Man suspected of killing his wife in murder-suicide attempt, hospitalized in critical condition.

Iranian official threatens to raze Tel Aviv and Haifa

Commander of Iranian Army’s ground forces says Iran can raze Tel Aviv and Haifa if ordered to do so.

Canine patrols to be established in Israeli urban centers

With nearly twenty fresh graves throughout the country, a solution from rural Israel will be used to make the streets safe again.

105-year-old woman successfully resuscitated after choking

'Saving the life of a 105-year-old woman is not something a person gets to be part of every day,' EMT says.

Teen terrorist charged with carrying out Haifa stabbing attack

Indictment filed against 15-year-old female terrorist who stabbed an innocent passerby last month.