Afula

Man dies after car explodes in Afula, as police arrest three for suspected murder in Haifa

Firefighters from the Petah Tikva station and the district hazardous materials unit also operated at the Sportan country club in Petah Tikva after a report was received of a hydrochloric acid leak.

|ByHODAYA RAN
FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH a car which exploded in Afula, May 26, 2026.
Firefighters work to extinguish blaze near Beit Shean, May 19, 2026.

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.

|BySHIR PERETS
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

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.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, TOBIAS HOLCMAN
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

One person died and seven others were injured in a crash in northern Israel, and seven others were injured in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 4.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Veterans: A rich passion for Israel

Larry Rich, 64 From Detroit, to Austria, to Kibbutz Deganya Alef, 1972

JUNE 25, 2010ByABIGAIL KLEIN
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Cycling: First day of Tour d’Israel marred by rider injury

Ronit Weissman helicoptered to Rambam Hospital; Ran Margaliot and Niv Livner win first stage.

MARCH 9, 2010ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
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4 minors suspected of raping girl

Northern girl feared to be subject to ongoing sexual abuse for 4 years since she was 10.

FEBRUARY 10, 2010ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
The Jerusalem Post