Umm al-fahm

Umm el-Fahm schools close in protest of MK Zvi Sukkot visit

Schools across Umm el-Fahm closed as residents protested Sukkot’s inspection, while he alleged terrorist linked figures were entering classrooms.

Knesset Education Committee chair MK Zvi Sukkot visits Umm el-Fahm, June 28, 2026.
A HAAT delivery man

HAAT continues to grow: Launches collaboration with Yango Deli and Israel Post

 Israeli security forces in Umm al-Fahm to quell riots after a murder took place in the city on Thursday, November 2, 2021.

IDF, police arrest eleven for criminal, terror-related activity over weekend

 View of an Israel Police vehicle.

25-year-old killed in Ramle in third weekend criminal shooting


4 arrested for murder of Arab journalist Nidal Aghbariya

A pistol was found in the home of one of the suspects.

 Police at the scene of where Arab-Israeli journalist Nadal Ijbaria was shot dead in his car in the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, September 4, 2022.

Arab journalist Nidal Aghbariya murdered in Umm al-Fahm

Journalists and Israeli Arab organizations called on police to act more strongly against crime.

 Police at the scene of where Arab-Israeli journalist Nadal Ijbaria was shot dead in his car in the northern Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm, September 4, 2022.

Umm al-Fahm deputy mayor and 4 children assaulted at home

The suspects, who apparently planned to attack the deputy mayor himself, reached his residence and ended up attacking his four children, all in their 20s.

THE ARAB-ISRAELI city of Umm al-Fahm in the foreground and Wadi Ara in the background.

Body of missing Umm el-Fahm resident found in Sea of Galilee

Lawyer who was last seen July 22 after falling off boat found in Sea of Galilee • "Worry has been replaced with grief"

 Security forces scan the Sea of Galilee in search of the body of Raad Mahamid.

IDF cancels segment of 'Chariots of Fire' drill in Umm el Fahm 

Defense Minister Benny Gantz canceled the segment of the drill in the country’s third-largest Arab city that simulated war with Hezbollah.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visit IDF largest training drill, dubbed “Chariots of Fire,”, May 10, 2022.

Four people arrested in connection with Umm el-Fahm riots

Dozens of young people, some of whom were wearing masks, started to arrive at the entrance to the city and reportedly began to disturb the peace.

 One of the cars that was burned during riots in Umm al-Fahm, November 3, 2021.

Arab-Israelis arrested in riot over Temple Mount violence

Hundreds of Umm al-Fahm residents threw stones and set tires on fire in response to Israeli measures taken on Friday on Temple Mount.

 Israeli security forces in Umm al-Fahm to quell riots after a murder took place in the city on Thursday, November 2, 2021.

Umm el-Fahm Mayor resigns, un-resigns two hours later after condolences controversy

Umm el-Fahm Mayor Samir Mahamid, who issued a condemnation of the terror attacks, was met with irate commenters and overall rage from the Israeli public for his condolences.

 Border Police officers carry the coffin of their comrade Shirel Aboukrat, who was killed in a terror attack in Hadera on March 27, 2022.

Masar for Hi-Tech aims to get Arab teens into the Israeli high-tech sector

The program will help Arab high schoolers pursue tech-based careers.

 A panel at the conference in Umm al-Fahm.

Missile fired towards Israel from Syria, sirens sound in north

The IDF confirmed that an anti-aircraft missile fired from Syria set off the sirens and that the missile exploded mid-air.

Iron dome intercepts a rocket over Ashkelon on September 11, 2021.