Petah Tikva

Embrace the wins: When life turns upside down, focus on what you can control

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Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated

BEITAR JERUSALEM'S Yarden Shua celebrates with his teammates after scoring his third goal to complete his first hat-trick during a 5-0 victory over Ironi Tiberias.

Shua hits 'hat-trick' in Beitar’s 5-0 rout as Israeli league delivers drama across the board

 Thousands on the platform at the Hashalom Station near Begin Street.

Packed stations, mass delays: Trains across Israel delayed for hours after fatal rail accident


Beilinson Friends Forum hosts event for cancer innovation in Israel

A generous endowment from Drs. Susan and Henry Samueli is expected to give cancer treatment and research in Israel an extra leg up.

 Prof. Gal Markel Director of the Davidoff Center and the Samueli Institute in Bilinson The couple Dr. Henry and Dr. Susan Samueli Dr. Eitan Wertheim Director of the Bilinson and Sharon Hospitals and Finny (Pinchas) Cohen Yore Association Friends of the Medical Center

Blaze near the Dead Sea, Highway 90 closed for traffic

Four major fires broke out across Israel on Monday, with dozens of firefighting teams and multiple planes fighting against the flames.

 Wildfire near the Segula industrial zone in Petah Tikva, May 22, 2023

Wolt Israel expands food-delivery services to 17 new towns nationwide

The 17 localities now serviced by Wolt span the Petah Tikva and Netanya areas and will let residents order from hundreds of restaurants and businesses.

 A Wolt courier scooting toward a hungry Haifa resident.

Man arrested, suspect of seriously injuring wife in Kafr Bara

The woman was evacuated to hospital in serious condition with a head injury.

 A police car at night.

'The Ballad of Baruch Jamili': Forgotten story of an unsung Israeli hero

A simple, modest yet courageous fellow, Jamili was one of thousands of quiet unsung Israeli heroes who laid the foundations of Israel.

 Baruch Jamili (The Dan Hadani Archives, the Pritzker Family Photographic Collection at the National Library of Israel)

Israel at 75: The special aliyah legacy of Petah Tikva

Due to the recession in Israel that took place before the war, there were two large apartment buildings available on Andersen Street in Petah Tikva.

 The Young Israel of Petah Tikva Synagogue

City officials tear down signs in Tel Aviv reservists' protest

Tel Aviv municipal inspectors tore down signs put up by a group of IDF reservists protesting against the judicial reform.

 Signs at an IDF reservists demonstration against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv, April 4, 2023.

This man tried to delay divorce proceedings - it cost him dearly

At the end of a drawn-out five-year process, the man who had tried to delay the proceedings had to pay over NIS 400,000.

 A gavel and the scales of justice.

Arsonist murders 40-year-old, girlfriend suspected of aiding him to be released

The suspect in the burning of the body of a Petah Tikva resident has been already linked to past arson offenses.

 Fire (illustrative)

Two Israelis harass disabled minor, stab man in Petah Tikva synagogue

The two suspects, both in their 20s, harassed and provoked the minor on the synagogue's premises before attacking a man who jumped to the minor's defense.

 Israel Police at the scene where a man is suspected of murdering his wife and then setting his home ablaze in Rehovot, on September 27, 2022