Afula

Firefighters battle blaze near Beit She’an, northern Israel, as aircraft work to contain flames

Afula station commander Deputy Fire Chief Asher Biton said the combined work of ground crews and firefighting aircraft helped limit the spread of the blaze.

Firefighters work to extinguish blaze near Beit Shean, May 19, 2026.
Magen David Adom paramedics treat a civilian who was shot by an off-duty soldier on Highway 6, January 8, 2026.

Soldier charged with premeditated murder after Highway 6 shooting

 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


10 cars burned, 7 injured as brushfire hits Gan Hashlosha National Park

Five people have so far been evacuated to Ha'emek Medical Center in light condition due to smoke inhalation, Magen David Adom reported.

Firefighters work to put out a brushfire near Gan Hashlosha National Park, July 3, 2021.

Arab nurse recites Shema Yisrael prayer for dying Hasidic patient

The Shema Yisrael prayer is considered by many the most essential prayer in Judaism.

People get vaccinated at the Clalit vaccination center in Jerusalem, January 3, 2020.

Pascale’s Kitchen - The all-new Afula shuk

Some visitors have even compared the new Afula shuk to Mahaneh Yehuda in Jerusalem and Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv.

Afula Shuk

Haredi concert funded by Afula goes ahead with full gender separation

The decision came only three days after an earlier court decision ruled that the Haredi community could not hold the event because gender-segregation would violate discrimination and other laws.

A sign in front of an Afula park says the area is open to local residents only

Afula to open its parks to Arabs, non-residents in 2 days, court rules

NGO brought evidence that municipal ban was selectively enforced against Arabs

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Adalah legal team: Afula banning Arabs from public parks

Adalah, which means “justice” in Arabic, is the first non-profit, non-sectarian Palestinian-run legal center in Israel.

A sign in front of an Afula park says the area is open to local residents only

Afula mayor joins protest against home sale to Arab family

The protestors claimed that the flags were provided by the municipality, adding that the municipality must "ensure that Afula maintains its Jewish character," Haaretz reported.

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50-year-old dies after glider crash by Megido Airport

A pilot whose plane crashed in Emek Izrael was evacuated to the Emek Hospital in Afula while having CPR performed on him during which he passed away. Another man is in moderate condition.

Medics and police crowd around the site of a glider crash near Megido Airport in Emek Izrael.

Police arrest Palestinian on suspicion of planning terror attack in Afula

Acting on an anonymous tip, the police arrested a 21-year-old Palestinian on Saturday.

The car belonging to a 21-year-old Palestiniana arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack, September 22, 2018

Palestinian indicted for attempted murder, terror for Afula stabbing

Police and the Shin Bet released the findings of a joint investigation into the incident, which occurred on June 11.

MDA ambulance at the scene of a stabbing in Afula