Afula

Soldier charged with premeditated murder after Highway 6 shooting

Prosecutors rejected the soldier’s claim that he acted in self-defense and asked the court to keep him in custody until the legal proceedings are completed.

Magen David Adom paramedics treat a civilian who was shot by an off-duty soldier on Highway 6, January 8, 2026.
 Magen David Adom teams at the scene of the car accident on Route 4 near the Holon Interchange. March 28, 2025.

Two separate vehicle accidents across Israel leave at least one dead, 14 injured

Aviv Maor, one of the victims killed in a terror attack in Israel's north on December 26, 2025.

Father describes discovering daughter dead, 'covered in blood' after deadly Route 71 attack

Israeli security forces at the scene where a Palestinian terrorist was shot after carrying out an attack at several locations near the city of Afula, December 26, 2025.

Terrorist who killed two in Israel's North discharged from hospital, brothers arrested


Shin Bet: Afula stabbing was a terror attack

The stabber has been identified as a Palestinian man in his 20s from the West Bank city of Jenin.

MDA ambulance at the scene of a stabbing in Afula

Woman injured in Afula stabbing, Palestinian assailant captured

Police are investigating motive, not ruling out terror.

MDA ambulance at the scene of a stabbing in Afula

Miss Israel 2018: Nikol Reznikov

'People have always told me I look like Gal Gadot.'

Miss Israel 2018 Nikol Reznikov

Mysterious clowns give northern Israel town a fright

Clowns were sighted on street corners and in the town's forests.

Clowns in Afula

Bone tissue grown outside the body transplanted into arm

“The success of this experimental treatment may lead humanity to a new era in which it will be possible to achieve full recovery in most cases.”

Emek Medical Center 521

ACRI: Ruling by top court might be insufficient for mixed-housing

Group hesitant to celebrate after some Arab rights restored in Afula.

Afula

Suds and culture in ‘Birat Ha’emek’

The Afula Market Compound, nestled on the outskirts of the city, covered from the sun and open to the breeze, has been mostly empty since it was built 15 years ago.

The Afula Compound

Palestinian security prisoner escapes from hospital in northern Israel

A large contingent of police were searching the area surrounding the hospital for the suspect.

Escaped Palestinian prisoner

Nazareth court revokes land tenders outside Afula won solely by Arabs due to price fixing

Head of the District Court, Judge Avraham Avraham said that the prospective buyers all issued identical or nearly identical bids, “seriously impairing the principle of equality”.

Afula

Clash over Arabs moving into Jewish towns reflects deeper conflict

High Court decision delays case over preventing Arabs from purchasing homes in Jewish Afula.

Afula