Bat yam

Fatal kitesurfing accident at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach: One dead, two injured due to extreme winds

A 46-year-old kitesurfer was killed and two others injured at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach after extreme winds threw them into rocks. Authorities are investigating the tragic incident.

Police on the scene of a kitesurfing incident in Bat Yam.
A HOLOCAUST survivor reunites with her lost dog, Charlie, in Jaffa, December 28, 2025.

Jaffa police reunite 85-year-old Holocaust survivor with lost dog

Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

State indicts Tel Aviv man with rape after alleged drugging at Bat Yam event

 The Israeli police pointing towards the inside of a car.

Palestinians breach Lachish fence; IDF and police launch manhunt


'Israeli arrested in Sinai filmed security sites'

Egypt detains Bat Yam man upon his arrival to the country; Foreign Ministry: We are making efforts to find more details.

Tourists cross the Egypt-Israel Taba border crossing 370 (R)

Israeli man held in Egypt for unknown reasons

Egypt detains Bat Yam man upon his arrival to the country; Foreign Ministry: We are making efforts to find more details.

Tourists cross the Egypt-Israel Taba border crossing 370 (R)

Out and About: Top 10 things to do

“Cargo Cult,” an exhibition in Bat Yam, features works by a number of Israeli artists inspired by a tribal practice.

Cargo Cult

Bat Yam bucks the financial crisis

BAT YAM has become a real-estate developer's paradise. It is adjacent to Tel Aviv-Jaffa, plots of land are available for building - and at prices that are much lower than in Tel Aviv

Border Police officer says he killed wife in Bat Yam

“I just murdered my wife” veteran Border Patrol officer tells police; Police discover body of another woman in Bat Yam.

Police at Bat Yam shooting scene

Haifa, Bat Yam skies lit up pink for breast cancer

The event was organized by the Estee Lauder Group and the Israel Cancer Association to raise awareness.

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Neighborhood Watch: Making waves

Bat Yam is no longer considered Tel Aviv’s poor relation, but prices there are still cheaper than in the metropolis

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The haredi boys in the ‘hood

These neighbors are scary but worth getting to know.

God's Neighbors

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Virtual high school to open in the North

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Field of dreams

Israel's bold experiment in communal farming plows with confidence into second century.

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