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Police arrest 16-year-old from Bnei Brak suspected of setting fire to Pride flag in Tel Aviv

The teen was arrested on Sunday morning, and police found a burnt Pride flag and a lighter during a search of his belongings.

Burned flag found in home of 16-year-old from Bnei Brak.
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

Evidence found in the home of man accused of selling fake measles preventative and cure.

Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure

Haredi protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak during a protest denouncing the IDF draft, December 28, 2025.

Haredi Peleg Yerushalmi protest blocks Highway 4, police attempt to disperse anti-draft activists


Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky buried, thousands break into cemetery

Officials concerned it could develop into a second Meron disaster • Clashes between police and some attendees at the funeral • Dozens already injured

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at the cemetery in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 20, 2022.

'An open heart and bright eyes': Israel mourns Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Politicians all along the political spectrum made statements in mourning of the rabbi, who was one of the most prominent figures in haredi society in Israel.

Ultra-Orthodox rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, haredi leader, dies at 94

One of the most prominent figures in Israeli haredi society passed away on Friday afternoon.

 Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky

Consortium buys Bnei Brak land for 200 homes

The master plan for development in Bnei Brak is approved for 200 apartments in seven-floor buildings.

 Bnei Brak

Kanafeh or cholent? Ambassador Nides visits Bnei Brak mayor, Mansour Abbas

"It is an honor for us that the ambassador chose to make his first visit to a local municipality in Israel to the capital of ultra-Orthodox Judaism."

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides is seen shaking hands with Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubenstein in his visit to the city, on December 16, 2021.

Ancient gold coins looted from archaeological sites found in Bnei Brak home

Hundreds of artifacts from the Hasmonean, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic period were saved from an illegal antique dealer.

 Looted gold coins

Swastikas scrawled on Bnei Brak synagogues

Photos of Shira Banki, who was murdered in the Jerusalem Pride Parade in 2015, were scattered in front of the entrance to Young Israel Synagogue.

Swastika scrawled on synagogue in Bnei Brak, July 2021

Teacher of teens-at-risk saves life of Rishon Lezion supermarket worker

The ordeal took just 15 minutes, but it was enough time for the United Hatzalah volunteer to save a man's life.

Teacher and United Hatzalah volunteer Meir Ya'ari.

Grand rabbi of the Spinka hassidic dynasty hospitalized - report

It is unclear what is wrong with the rabbi, other than that he was suffering from shortness of breath.

An ambulance driving in the central Israeli city of Elad, April 5, 2020

Office rental prices start to rebound

Jacky Mukmel, chairman of CBRE Israel, said Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva are still suffering from significant damage to office rental prices due to the large number of purchasing groups projects.

PEOPLE WALK past the Religious Services Ministry office in Jerusalem. At most, this week’s High Court ruling widens the scope of who can become an Israeli through immigration.