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Far-right activist Mordechai David barred from approaching Standing Together leader Alon-Lee Green

The decision adds Green to a growing list of journalists, public figures, and left-wing or anti-government activists who have publicly accused David of intimidation tactics. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Right-wing activist Mordechai David arrives for questioning at a police station in Tel Aviv, in central Israel, on February 1, 2026.
People walk at the beach in Bat Yam, central Israel, on a cold winter day, January 9, 2026.

IDF reservist found dead in Bat Yam shelter as residents seek cover

An investigation by Walla revealed that he was not being treated at the Defense Ministry Rehabilitation Division and was not known to have sought assistance in the past.

|ByHODAYA RAN, AVIHAI CHIIM
ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE work at a building damaged by a fallen Iranian missile fragment in central Israel, March 8, 2026.

Amid Iran war, many Israel's seniors can't reach safety, and there is no plan to help - opinion

When missiles fall, hundreds of thousands of Israeli seniors cannot reach safety, and the state still has no plan to protect them.

|ByORLY SIVAN
The aftermath of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025

WATCH: Bat Yam residents reflect on another Iran conflict after devastating missile impact in 2025

Dario Sanchez speaks with locals about whether they feel prepared for the possibility of another round of conflict with Iran.

|ByDARIO SANCHEZ/THE MEDIA LINE

Police call for public's help in search for missing 78-year-old, Avraham Cohen

Bat Yam resident is of slim build and about 5'9" tall with blue eyes and white hair; he was last seen wearing a blue jacket and light-colored pants.

MARCH 28, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Avraham Cohen

Border Police officer kills wife, self in Bat Yam

28-year-old shoots wife and then takes his own life; woman is an employee of the Israel Prison Service.

MAY 13, 2013ByBEN HARTMAN
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Police: Bat Yam man murders brother over car price

Victim stabbed outside mini-market he owned by brother, after two fought over few thousand shekels difference in price of a used car.

APRIL 23, 2013ByBEN HARTMAN
Albert Ben-Sheetrit

Design Terminal opens in Bat Yam

Handpicked artisans at the new studio and retail facility also volunteer in local schools, teaching skills from PhotoShop to knitting.

APRIL 5, 2013ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN/WWW.ISRAEL21C.ORG
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Egyptian court sentences Israeli to 2 years jail

24-year-old Andrei Pshenichnikov, a reported left-wing activist, sentenced to serve in prison after illegally crossing into Sinai.

FEBRUARY 11, 2013ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Tourists cross the Egypt-Israel Taba border crossing 370 (R)

Hepatitis A outbreak reported TA, Bat Yam

69 reported cases of hepatitus A – almost 20 percent of them diagnosed in young drug-addicted and homeless men.

FEBRUARY 8, 2013ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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3 arrested in suspected 2012 mob hit

The killing last September took place about a year after a string of murders in the Tel Aviv area.

FEBRUARY 7, 2013ByBEN HARTMAN
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A change of scenery

With an exhibition by artists from the former Soviet Union, director Joshua Simon is injecting new life into the Bat Yam Museum for Contemporary Art

FEBRUARY 3, 2013ByGRAHAM LAWSON
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'Israeli arrested in Sinai filmed security sites'

Egypt detains Bat Yam man upon his arrival to the country; Foreign Ministry: We are making efforts to find more details.

DECEMBER 31, 2012ByREUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF
Tourists cross the Egypt-Israel Taba border crossing 370 (R)

Israeli man held in Egypt for unknown reasons

Egypt detains Bat Yam man upon his arrival to the country; Foreign Ministry: We are making efforts to find more details.

DECEMBER 31, 2012ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Tourists cross the Egypt-Israel Taba border crossing 370 (R)