Death

Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days, fearing a regime execution - report

According to the account shared by the IHRDC, the family of the man spent three days looking for their son, who had gone missing, searching hospitals and the Behesht Zahra cemetery.

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.
Members of the Spanish Civil Guard, along with other emergency personnel, work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026.

Spain declares three days of mourning for victims after deadly high-speed train crash

Kindergaten owner arrested in Romema, Jerusalem, after two babies died due to illegalities. January, 19.

Deadly autonomy: How haredi society's contempt for law has killed its children - opinion

First responders at the scene where dozens of toddlers were suspected to have been badly poisoned at a daycare in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

Jerusalem daycare tragedy exposes years of neglect, lawlessness, and failed oversight - editorial


Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

Footage shows bodies of hundreds of slain Iranian protesters piled up at forensic center - HRANA

HRANA estimated there were some 250 bodies at the facility, and published a video on X/Twitter that appears to show deceased people, in open body bags, lying in rows.

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Rock musician Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, passes away 78

He was diagnosed with cancer in July and "succumbed to underlying lung issues" surrounded by loved ones, the statement said. It did not mention when or where he died.

BOB WEIR poses at the red carpet during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, February 2, 2025.

Beyond the bus: Addressing hate behind Eisenthal’s death in a Jerusalem riot - editorial

The driver, an Arab Israeli, reportedly called the police seeking assistance in getting out of the mob.

Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protest at the Bar Ilan intersection in Jerusalem on November 6, 2016, following the arrest of a haredi draft-dodger.

'Modest and humble': Beersheba District Court president Benny Sagi dies in Highway 6 car crash

Beersheba District Court President Benny Sagi was killed in a car crash on Highway 6, with police investigating the incident and leaders across Israel mourning his death.

Beersheba District Court president Benny Sagi's motorcycle following the fatal car crash on Highway 6, January 4, 2026.

Israeli teen, two Swiss Jewish sisters confirmed among dead in Swiss New Year’s Eve resort fire

Alicia and Diana Gunst, aged 15 and 14, and Charlotte Niddam, 15, were named among the victims of the deadly Swiss ski resort fire.

Alicia and Diana Gunst and Charlotte Niddam

Amit Sa'ar, head of IDF Research Department on October 7, dead at 47

Sa’ar recently underwent special treatment in the US, but his condition deteriorated, prompting senior members of the intelligence community to visit him over the past week.

 Brig.-Gen. Amit Sa'ar speaks at a conference of the Gazit Institute in Tel Aviv, November 5, 2022

At least 13 dead, 98 injured after interoceanic train derails in Oaxaca, Mexico

Of those on board, 193 were reported to be out of danger, while 98 were injured, including 36 who were receiving medical assistance.

Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on December 28, 2025.

Sauna fire in Japan kills married couple, Tokyo police probing

Tokyo police are reportedly investigating what led to the couple becoming trapped in the sauna, suspecting the unit had a faulty doorknob, local media reported. 

A burned sauna stands in the yard of a home during the Flat Fire near Sisters, Oregon, U.S. August 25, 2025.

Brown University shooting suspect identified as Portuguese national, found dead in storage unit

Investigators said Neves-Valente also killed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nuno Loureiro earlier this week. 

Providence Police Officers join state and federal law enforcement agents searching for the Brown University shooter, in Salem, New Hampshire, US, December 18, 2025.