Three Israel Railways patrons stepped down onto the train tracks at the Be'er Yaakov station in the Beersheba area on Tuesday, in protest of delays…
Be'er Ya'akov is a town with local council status in the central Israel, near Ness Ziona and Rishon Lezion. Be'er Ya'akov has an area of 8,580 dunams (~8.6 km²). In December 2006, it had a population of 9,400. Be'er Ya'akov was founded in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from Dagestan. It achieved local council status in 1949. Be'er Ya'akov was named after Ya'akov Yitzhaki, a rabbi and Jewish pioneer. Two hospitals are located in Be'er Ya'akov: Asaf HaRofe Hospital, and Shmuel HaRofe Geriatric Hospital.






















