Bat Yam

Ben Gvir in Bat Yam: I want unity, the offers we received are insulting

MK Ben Gvir speaks to Otzma Yehudit activists in Bat Yam: The feeling is that Smotrich does not want to run together.

Manhattan, Bat Yam sign twin cities agreement

Israeli coastal city becomes 2nd in the world to sign a twin cities agreement with the heart of New York City.

EU delegation participates in cleanup of Bat Yam beach

Activity taken as part of EUBeachCleanup campaign on World Oceans Day.

Six injured in electrical fire

One woman in serious condition after fire breaks out in electrical cabinet.

4 indicted for attack on 2 Arabs with 2 Jewish girls in Bat Yam

Police allege attack involved use of improvised submachine gun, resulting in only one gunshot injury.

One dead in Ramle house fire

Fires in two Israeli cities leave one dead, one seriously injured.

Bat Yam residents evacuated from crumbling building

Police and firefighters evacuate fifteen families due to unstable conditions of building in Bat Yam.

Man threatens to murder couple - over stinky diapers

Police prosecutors file indictment against man suspected of threatening to kill couple in Bat Yam hotel.

Doctors fighting to save the life of Bat Yam shooting victim

Woman shot in the head while driving through Bat Yam identified as 36-year-old Adi Peretz. Her condition remains serious.

Woman critically wounded in shooting south of Tel Aviv

Woman driving in Bat Yam with her 4-year-old daughter shot in the head.

Pregnant Arab woman seriously injured in Lod violence

Doctors in Assaf Harofeh hospital successfully delivered her baby.

Crowd nearly lynches Arab driver in Bat Yam

Hundreds of protesters marching from Bat Yam to Jaffa assault Arab driver. Driver hospitalized with moderate injuries.

15 injured after vehicle runs into benches at Bat Yam cafe

Vehicle hits sitting area for cafe customers, injuring 15 - one in serious condition and two others in moderate condition.

Bat Yam mayor: I saw the rockets pass over me

Mayor Zvika Brot says debris from rockets fired from Gaza found across city after Iron Dome interception.

Bnei Brak mayor apologizes for 'bad joke' train video

Mayor apologizes after municipality hires actor to pretend to keep haredim off of trains to protest light rail routes.

Bad joke: The truth behind the train station video

Following responses of outrage, man seen in video blocking haredim from boarding train found to be actor hired by the city of Bnei Brak.

City of Bat Yam closes two high schools after students diagnosed with coronavirus

Schools in Bat Yam, Be'er Sheva, close after students are diagnosed with coronavirus.

Bat Yam closes schools after students infected with coronavirus

City of Bat Yam closes synagogues

This is the first time that a major city has made a sweeping decision to close synagogues for a lengthy time period.

Watch: Operation 'Disinfect' in Bat Yam

Bat Yam municipality sends employees in protective suits to disinfect parks and bus stops.

Suspected murder in Bat Yam

Man in 40s found lifeless in Bat Yam apartment; Police arrest young man about 24 on suspicion of murder.

Unity in an emergency - Serving felafel to save a family

A volunteer EMT was badly injured on the way to an emergency. United Hazalah volunteers are banding together to help his family.

70-year-old man seriously injured in Bat Yam fire

Magen Dovid Adom paramedics evacuate two people to Wolfson Hospital and treat two others at the scene.

'Ethiopian immigrants are citizens too, not terrorists'

Likud MK accuses police of excessive force in death of Ethiopian ex-soldier who was shot after he ran wild brandishing a knife.

1 dead, 1 injured in apartment fire south of Tel Aviv

Fire breaks out in Bat Yam apartment building, killing 94-year-old man and seriously injuring 80-year-old woman.

Suspicious balloon found in Bat Yam

Police deal with incendiary balloon in central Israeli city of Bat Yam. Incident comes after balloons found in J'lem this morning.

Broke into the synagogue where he prayed and stole charity money

Police arrest 40-year-old resident of Bat Yam suspected of breaking into the synagogue where he prayed and emptying tzedakah boxes.

Elderly man drowns at Bat Yam beach

Passersby pull elderly man from beach, lifeguards and paramedics attempt but fail to revive him.

Woman drowns in Bat Yam

Civilians pull 60-year-old woman from water, rescue workers fail to revive her.

3 years for throwing live grenade at residential building

Man sentenced for stealing IDF weapons, throwing IDF grenade at apartment building in Rishon LeZion.

Woman demands compensation for banging into hotel glass door

A Bat Yam woman visiting an Eilat hotel banged into a transparent glass door, suffering painful injuries, and is now demanding compensation.

27-year-old murdered in Bat Yam

Man shot, mortally wounded from passing car on Ben Gurion street. After lengthy resuscitation efforts, medics forced to declare death.

4 injured in crane collapse in Bat Yam

Four people were injured, one seriously,when a crane collapsed on a Bat Yam street.

Recommended merger of Bat Yam and Tel Aviv

A special commission is recommending the merging of Bat Yam into Tel Aviv. Interior Minister Aryeh Deri has not yet decided on the recommend

Israel's cleanest beach award goes to...

The Environmental Protection Ministry's "Clean Beach" index celebrates beaches which are 47.4% clean, up from 29% last year.

And the award for Israel's cleanest beach goes to...

Mother and daughter drown in tragic accident

30-year-old woman, her 12-year-old daughter pulled from the water in Bat Yam beach; third person believed missing.

Holon stabbing may be a terror attack

Police are investigating whether the stabbing of a 48-year-old this morning was terrorist or criminal in nature.

Cops Nab Nicest Bank Robber in History

If a robber doesn't threaten, but asks for money nicely, and a teller gives it to him, is it really 'robbery?' Israel is set to find out.

Search Goes on for Boy Who Fell into the Sea

No sign of the 10-year-old who made aliyah three years ago with his family and had no experience with the sea.

Shocking Details of Car Attack on Female Officer

Young cop run over in Bat Yam trying to arrest employee of pro soccer team who was committing sex crimes in a jeep.

Hundreds Protest Over Alleged Cover-Up of Terror

Demonstrators send police a message: stop covering up the murder - and treating the family like pariahs.