Haifa

Israel Dog Unit prepares for emergency in Haifa region

Over the past thirty-six hours, IDU volunteers have practiced both security and search and rescue work in and around Haifa.

14-year-old girl collapses and dies on school trip

Haifa teen collapses on school trip to western Galilee, resuscitation efforts fail.

Israel Dog Unit locates woman in Haifa forest

A missing-person alert ended in tears yesterday after IDU volunteers found a woman's body in the forests around Haifa.

PM Bennett visits Haifa naval bases

PM receives comprehensive briefing about naval operations from GOC Navy Vice Admiral Salma, tours submarine and missile corvette flotillas.

Haifa shooting suspect, shot by security guard, dies

Suspect who was injured during Haifa nightclub shooting dies of his wounds.

New details in helicopter crash: Officer returned to save crew

Investigation finds helicopter which crashed off Haifa coast suffered engine fire, attempted emergency landing.

Bennett: 'A difficult night for Israel, we lost our best sons'

Prime Minister Bennett eulogizes helicopter pilots killed in crash off the coast of Haifa: 'We lost our best sons in an accident at sea.'

IAF pilots killed in military helicopter crash identified

Three crew members were on board the helicopter, one of whom was evacuated to hospital in moderate condition.

Court extends arrest of Haifa shooting suspect

Haifa shooting suspect arrested after attempting to leave Israel.

Man suffers critical injuries in Haifa shooting

Man opens fire at Haifa club, is shot by security guard.

Man arrested over suicide bomber suspicions at Haifa hospital

PA resident in Israel illegally arrested after saying he will be a 'martyr' at entrance to Rambam hospital. No explosives found.

Arab murdered in Haifa, police called to Rambam Hospital

Rambam Hospital summons police after 29-year-old declared dead following shooting in Halisa neighborhood.

Report: Syrian missile exploded over Haifa Bay

Four Syrians killed in massive bombing attacks attributed to Israel. Syrian anti-aircraft missile reportedly explodes over northern Israel.

Haifa: Fire leaves residents trapped on apartment balconies

Firefighters use crane to evacuate residents of burning Haifa building from balconies.

Haifa man attacked by wild boar while walking his dog

69-year-old man injured by wild boar, taken to Rambam Hospital for treatment.

Teenage boy falls to his death from residential building

Police rule out criminal activity, investigate other possibilities.

Explosive device injures one in Haifa

Police arrest man suspected of placing explosive device, believe incident is connected to family quarrel.

The discount Netanyahu received at a Haifa hotel

Opposition chairman stayed at a hotel in Haifa and initially paid less than a third of the price of his suite.

Children, ages 4 and 5, watch as their mother is shot and killed

Children rushed to neighbors after witnessing mother's shooting, investigation shows.

Haifa salutes IDU

Several senior officials of the city of Haifa took time from their day to thank one of their city's ace-in-the-hole for missing persons.

'Grab your kids and run for your life!'

Arab-Jewish violence reaches Haifa with arson on residential building in hasidic community.

Haifa: 59 injured after cars set on fire

Flames engulf cars parked in residential buildings' shared parking lot; investigators say fires were arson.

Watch: Haifa woman attacked by wild boar

A Haifa woman was moderately injured when a wild boar attacked her in the Ofer forest over the weekend.

Museum in Israel to hold a coronavirus exhibition

Haifa museum opens exhibit featuring art inspired by COVID pandemic.

Woman killed in balcony fall

60-year-old woman falls from third-story balcony in Haifa, determined dead at the scene.

UAE looking to open consulate in Nazareth or Haifa

UAE hoping to open consulate in northern Israel in area with large Arab population, either in Haifa or Nazareth, senior official says.

Abuse suspected at daycare in northern Israel

Police open investigation after parents suspect abuse at Haifa childcare center.

Supersonic boom causes panic in northern Israel

Pilot exceeds maximum flight speed during training session - and is grounded.

'Haifa's haredi community is still under lockdown'

Head of Agudat Yisrael in Haifa says closure of intercity buses before holiday unfairly affects haredi community.

'She survived the Nazis, let's find her'

Israel Dog Unit seeks volunteers to find 92 yr-old Holocaust survivor gone missing since last Sunday.

Woman, 40, dies of flu in Haifa

Woman with no preexisting conditions dies of flu complications, bringing total number of flu-related deaths to 40.

Haredi group to leave Haifa?

Health Ministry report noting air pollution leads Gur rebbe to give followers blessing to leave northern stronghold.

France advises its citizens in Haifa to 'exercise caution'

Warning could be due to Iranian official's threat to turn Haifa "to dust" in retaliation to Soleimani elimination.

Haifa's most popular attraction - Escape Room

The word 'escape' does not conjure positive associations, as it conveys a sense of fear or defeat.

Iranian official: We'll turn Tel Aviv and Haifa to dust

Former head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatens to hit Israeli cities in retaliation for US attack.

Haifa woman arrested for vandalizing mezuzahs

About six months ago, the suspect was arrested for similar acts and criminal proceedings were opened against her.

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Elderly man attacked on way back from synagogue

'Suddenly my father came home with a large and frightening wound on the back of his neck that was dripping blood.'

Sa'ar: I enlarge the right-wing bloc, Netanyahu decreases it

MK Gideon Sa'ar meets Likud activists in Haifa, says the ongoing political crisis must end.

Haifa Dep. Mayor under fire for saying 'haredim rape kids'

Yisrael Beytenu city councilman blasted for calling haredim 'zombies', accusing haredim of 'raping children'.

Haifa overrun by wild boars

Boar population skyrockets after Haifa municipality bans efforts to control number of wild pigs.

Wild boars hog highways in Haifa after mayor bans cullings

Haifa residents say wild hogs are increasingly a problem in the city, after mayor bans culling boars to keep their numbers down.

Choking claims two-year-old Aryeh's life

Aryeh Bogrov named 2-year-old who choked to death in Haifa nursery: 'We brought him there in the morning and now he's gone.'

Haifa daycare where toddler died is shut down

Daycare where toddler strangled to death closed until completion of investigation.

70-year-old man falls to his death in Haifa

Man loses balance while on roof of building in Haifa, falls three stories to his death.

Haifa: Toddler dies at daycare center

In a daycare center in Haifa, a toddler was found not breathing and without a pulse, ambulance rushed him to Rambam hospital

Watch: Pickpocket in action in Haifa

The suspect was arrested in the course of an increased police presence in Haifa's 'Lower City'.

Haifa: Bahais mark bicentenary of prophet at his tomb

Members of Bahai faith hold pilgrimage to Haifa to mark 200th anniversary of Siyyid Ali Muhammad's birth.

'Sight of desecrated graves an affront to every decent person'

European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative President Rabbi Isaac Schapira condemns the desecration of a British military cemetery in Haifa.

Huge fire at Haifa oil plant

36 firefighting crews fight to bring large fire at vegetable oil plant under control in Haifa.

Missionary conference to be held in Haifa convention center

Conference by missionary cult to go ahead thanks to court order: 'How can court side with those who want to consume the Jewish people?'

Israeli court blocks concert featuring Mordechai Ben David

Court bars men-only haredi concert in Haifa which was set to feature Mordechai Ben David, Motty Steinmetz.

Haifa: No LGBT flags in municipal buildings

Haifa mayor ban 'identity' symbols from municipal offices, centers.

Israel hosts 'Mighty Waves' four-nation naval drills

Multinational 'Mighty Waves' naval training drill brought together forces from Israel, US, France, and Greece at Israel's Haifa port.

Why did women's aid group set up a giant cage in Haifa?

Legal aid group helping 'chained women' who were denied divorces by their husbands expands to northern Israel.

New evidence confirms officer's story in Ethiopian teen's death

Ballistics analysis proves off-duty police officer shot at the ground, not at Ethiopian teen, and that teen was killed by ricochet.

Israeli of Ethiopian origin shot dead in Haifa

Off-duty policeman shoots young man in his 20s of Ethiopian descent in Kiryat Hayim neighborhood. Police investigating.

Haifa: Man falls to death while washing window

Window washer falls to death, paramedic says victim was declared dead at the scene.

13 injured in Haifa apartment fire

1 seriously injured, 3 in moderate condition after fire breaks out in Haifa apartment building.

CNN reporter says Haifa is in the 'West Bank'

CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour states guest lawyer is 'from Haifa in the West Bank.'

Woman tries to park - and lands on a porch

New driver upends car, lands on porch of nearby apartment.