Lod

Three children killed in separate fatal accidents across Israel over one day

Among those killed were a 5-year-old left in the car, a 12-year-old in the Jordan River, and a 16-year-old who fell while rappelling.

Magen David Adom vehicles.
View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.

Israel Railways resumes train service between Tel Aviv and Lod after electrical failure

People stand at polling station during the Likud party internal elections, which were halted following a court order, at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026.

Court blocks planned Likud vote over disputed primary rules

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Math teacher arrested over alleged sexual offenses against student


'400 families left Lod because of riots,' says mayor

Arab rioters set fire to dozens of cars; Jewish property, including synagogues, was vandalized and set ablaze, and stones thrown at Jewish residents.

FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH a police car in Lod that was torched along with shops and other property by Arab residents rioting in the city last Wednesday.

Ethiopian Jewish girls sue Lod school for demanding proof of conversion

Students were born Jewish, say the registration was illegally held up because of skin color.

Aerial view of the central city of Lod. December 17, 2019

Some insights on our time

Encountering peace.

THE BEDOUIN village Khan al-Ahmar

President Herzog: Coexistence in Lod means coexistence in Israel

Herzog clarified that Lod is not the only city in which there are social rifts, but is the most varied representative of the incredible Israeli social mosaic.

Official photo of Isaac Herzog

8 arrested in Molotov cocktail attack on Jewish home in Lod

The attack was different from other attacks during the May riots as it was planned over a long period and occurred after the violence ceased.

Residence hit by Molotov cocktails in Lod

Imam of Lod indicted for incitement to violence during riots

The indictment against 63-year-old Imam Yosef Muhammad Elbaz was filed for inciting violence against police on Facebook and for threatening the Deputy Mayor of Lod during the riots.

Sheikh Yosef Elbaz arrested in suspicion of inciting violence, terrorism and making threats arrives for a court hearing at the court in Rishon LeZion on June 17, 2021.

Police solve Lod murder of Yigal Yehoshua

Yehosua became the first Jewish resident of Lod to die from wounds he sustained during the recent wave of Arab riots in the city.

Israeli police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where last night synagogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents rioting in the city, still ongoing this evening. May 12, 2021

'Christian Birthright’ returns to Israel

While this delegation is only a dozen young people, Passages said it plans to bring 3,000 Christian supporters to Israel by the end of summer 2022.

Evangelical Christians visit Israel on Passages - June 2021

Lod struggles to find way forward after Israeli-Arab riots

So much in Lod still remains unresolved: why the riots started, who is ultimately responsible and, most importantly, how to move forward.

Coexistence crisis in Lod.

On this day: Japanese terrorists kill 26 in Israel's Lod Airport Massacre

Two of the shooters died during the incident but one, Kozo Okamoto, survived and was taken into custody.

Empty El Al Israel Airlines check-in counters are seen at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel February 27, 2020.