Beit Shemesh

Persian-era mass grave of children found during excavations in Israel’s Tel Azekah - study

Simply made pottery jars, beads, copper jewelry, and stone and mortar hammers were discovered within the cistern alongside the remains.

Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.
An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two Israeli brothers indicted after selling fake AI-generated information to Iranian agent

CEO Yehuda Setton (left) and Chairman of The Jewish Agency Maj.-Gen. (res.) Doron Almog, pictured on March 3, 2026.

Under attack at home and abroad, the Jewish people stand as one - opinion

At the scene where an Iranian ballistic missile struck Beit Shemesh, causing extensive destruction and fatalities, March 1.

After an Iranian missile shattered homes, Beit Shemesh residents learn to live in limbo


Beit Shemesh builds new business center

The parties intend to jointly establish a two-story logistics center, with a total built-up area of approximately 50,000 square meters.

The site of the planned logistics center in Beit Shemesh.

Arrivals - A panoramic view

Shai Rubin - From Atlanta to Beit Shemesh, 2012

Shai Rubin

Beit Shemesh gets A-level investment status

These grants are only relevant to new factories and the expansion of existing factories in the city of Beit Shemesh.

In Beit Shemesh, overlooking the valley from the northeast, construction of 14,000 planned housing units is now in full swing

Heartwarming stories from Israel's buses: 'Can I order you some dinner?'

Feel-good stories from public transportation.

Pedestrians walk past a bus in downtown Jerusalem on January 18, 2021.

Shot fired in air as ultra-Orthodox extremists protest COVID enforcement

A crowd of men gathered round a police volunteer who was standing next to the patrol vehicle, some of whom threw stones at him.

Israeli police officers clash with Ultra Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against the enforcement of coronavirus emergency regulations, in the Ultra Orthodox jewish neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, October 4, 2020

Beit Shemesh senior citizens receive blankets, warm clothing for Hannukah

The winter packages consisted of a warm blanket, emergency lights, a quilt, a portable heater, warm sheets, and a Hanukkah gift package consisting of a menorah and candles.

An elderly Beit Shemesh resident thanks Ten Kavod volunteers for the winter package donation.

Ancient oil-lamp workshop sheds light on Roman-era Jews and Christians

Hundreds of ceramic oil lamps – two bearing symbols of the menorah – and stone lamp molds for their production, were found along with terracotta figurines.

Ceramic oil lamps and stone lamp molds for their production were found along with terracotta figurines, December, 2020

Tragedy in Beit Shemesh as 13-year-old falls, dies after fence collapses

"It hurts; just a week ago the young man celebrated his bar mitzvah."

ZAKA medics are seen in Beit Shemesh, where a fence broke, leading a 13-year-old boy to fall to his death.

5 workers injured in scaffolding collapse in Beit Shemesh

Two worker are in serious condition and at least one is intubated, while three others are in moderate condition.

Firefighters work to rescue construction workers trapped under collapsed scaffolding, Oct. 21, 2020

Beit Shemesh to obscure women's first names on street signs

The names of women important in Israeli and Jewish history such as Anne Frank and Sarah Aaronsohn will have their first names removed.

Colian, head of B'Zchutan, Israel's first ultra-Orthodox Jewish women's party, campaigns in Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem