Petah Tikva

Pizza Hut to pay family of Petah Tikva stabbing victim indefinitely, company announces

The pizza chain also committed to establishing a dedicated aid fund for the family of 21-year-old Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, killed following his shift at the restaurant's Petah Tikva location.

|ByARIELLA ROITMAN
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 24, 2026.
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 27, 2026

Police arrest ninth suspect, another minor, in Independence Day stabbing case

Police further said that two of the suspects were released to house arrest for 12 days, while the detention of six others was extended after they were brought to a court.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 25, 2026.

'Struggling to process': One person tried to defend Yemanu Zalka during Independence Day eve attack

The Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court extended by five days the detention of the main suspect in Zalka's murder, as well as that of three other teenage suspects.

|ByALON HACHMON
Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Petah Tikva names new sports complex after Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, murdered on Independence Day eve

According to the municipality, the choice of a sports hall is not just a commemoration, but to turn the pain caused by the murder into a lever for a change in consciousness.

|ByHODAYA RAN

'Pixels of Love'

Brazilian-Israeli artist works to raise support for October 7 victims

JANUARY 20, 2024ByBASIA MONKA
IN FRONT of ‘Pixels of Love.’

Israeli soccer fans injured, others detained by police after Saturday games

The exact same night as the attack on Petah Tikva fans, two fans were arrested and another six were detained for disorderly conduct in Beersheba.

OCTOBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Netanya at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on September 23, 2023.

Police open investigation into beating of teenager in Petah Tikva park

The victim in question is yet to be identified, and is the subject of one of three similar videos.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Playground (illustrative).

Ruben: Burgers and more in Petah Tikva - review

The place is very much a family eatery with a friendly ambiance, and the décor, consisting of large amounts of wood, including a whole wall of wooden discs, is very welcoming.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByGLORIA DEUTSCH
Ruben

British men’s fashion Brand Charles Tyrwhitt opens branches in Israel for the first time

The new store, with an estimated investment of approximately NIS 1.5 million, will be about 100 sq.m. Several additional branches will be positioned in key locations by the end of 2025.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A CHARLES TYRWHITT store in London.

Arab indicted for stabbing co-worker in 'religiously motivated' terror attack

According to the indictment, there was no prior conflict between the two men leading up to the attack.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Police at the scene where a worker at a garage stabbed by a Jordanian worker in a suspect terror stabbing attack, in Petah Tikva, August 10, 2023

Cocaine in a carpet? Police thwart attempted smuggling

Three residents of Petach Tikvah tried to smuggle cocaine to Israel from Peru using an unconventional method.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByWALLA!
(From right) Lior Amunah, Aviel Elgarbali, Tamiro Molla, defendants in the cocaine carpet case

IDF soldier killed during violent criminal shootings across Israel

Police stated in both incidences that the attacks were criminal in nature rather than terror attacks.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Violent incident at Gan Shmuel in northern Israel where one person was killed on August 16, 2023.

Nini Choo: Revisiting Petah Tikva's Japanese restaurant - review

Just walking into the glass-walled restaurant, with pictures of cherry blossoms, geishas, and other Japanese motifs, makes you feel cool, in every sense of the word.

JULY 15, 2023ByGLORIA DEUTSCH
Nini Choo

Running up the wall at Petah Tikva Museum of Art

Gary Goldstein’s visual elixir of comic-book violence and heroism plus Jewish sensitivity.

JULY 3, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
ARTIST GARY GOLDSTEIN: My work is very fragile and ephemeral.