Haifa

A new restaurant in Haifa is redefining Italian cuisine

It serves dried pasta, skips pizza, and doesn’t take reservations. The Italian in the Market is shaking up Talpiot Market with a bold concept that doesn’t try to please everyone.

|ByBATYA GILADI
The Italian in the Market.
Photos of Nazis with red paint left at the entrance to the Haifa District Health Bureau.

Photos of Nazis left at Haifa health ministry office on Holocaust Remembrance Day

The ministry said the incident was handled without delay and did not interrupt services at the bureau. It did not say who was responsible or whether any suspects had been identified.

|BySHIR PERETS
An illustration of an Israel Police officer over backdrop of gold bars.

Haifa court extends detention of Israel Police officer suspected in gold bars theft

A Haifa court has extended the detention of an Israel Police officer and his brother, who are suspected of a gold bar theft worth hundreds of thousands of shekels.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
THE RUSSIAN Navy’s landing ship ‘Caesar Kunikov’ sails in the Bosphorus near Istanbul earlier this month on its way to the Mediterranean Sea.

Ukraine seeks answers from Israel after Russian shadow fleet ship docks in Haifa

The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel expressed “deep concern” over the incident, stating that the shipment may constitute “a blatant violation of international law and Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty.”

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, REUTERS

Israeli man arrested in Miami on suspicion of child pornography possession

The man, identified as Basilios Grayeb, 29, from Haifa, was arrested at the exit of a Royal Caribbean Cruise.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
The Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, is seen moored in the Port of Miami on August 1, 2021.

Israeli shipping giant ZIM to be sold for $4.2 billion to German, Israeli capitals - Calcalist

The move, which was approved by the ZIM board of directors, came after both the ZIM’s workers’ committee and senior Israeli politicians expressed opposition to the acquisition.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Four Arab-Israelis killed in one night amid rampant Arab sector crime

A car explosion in Kiryat Yam near Haifa killed a 40-year-old man and seriously injured a 23-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, confirmed.

FEBRUARY 4, 2026ByJAMES GENN, TZVI JASPER
United Hatzalah emergency responders look on in the aftermath of a vehicle explosion in Kiryat Yam, near Haifa, February 4, 2026.

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

Jerusalem led the group in reported drinking water quality, and residents reported the fewest new cases of malignant tumors. 

FEBRUARY 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kinneret remains below red line despite above average rainfall this winter

The lake is currently 4.43 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority, and 23 centimeters below the bottom red line.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026BySIMON GRIVER/GLOBES/TNS
An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.

Boeing, Technion move Israeli sustainable jet fuel project into implementation phase

Boeing and the Technion are moving their joint sustainable aviation fuel initiative from feasibility work into hands-on development of cost-competitive electrofuels.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, President of Boeing Israel, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ido Nehushtan, and Boeing Global President Dr. Brendan Nelson.

Massive urban renewal plan approved in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa under “evacuation & reconstruction”

The plan includes 970 housing units, extensive public spaces including a new school, commercial and employment areas, and open spaces.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByOFER PETERSBURG
Urban renewal under the “Evacuation and Reconstruction” framework in Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa.

Come hungry, eat, finish: Mangal in Haifa doesn’t disappoint

The heart of the place is a large, dominant grill. Not decor but a serious tool, reflected in the plates. No heavy seasoning, no distractions - the meat takes center stage.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByBATYA GILADI
The restaurant Mangal.

Israeli woman indicted for working with Hamas, spreading false terror information online

The suspect allegedly assisted fictitious Hamas profiles throughout the world spread false information online, in order to sow fear among Israeli society.

JANUARY 16, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
A child wears a Hamas head banner after Friday prayers in Gaza City.

Haifa man arrested for repeatedly raping underage daughter over several years

The man allegedly began raping the girl when she was 7 years old and continued until she was 15, at which point the police intervened.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli police tape.