Petah Tikva

Court sentences driver in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case to one year in prison, bans her from driving

At the defense’s request, the court delayed the start of Pesler’s prison sentence until April 15 to give her time to appeal. She is required to report to Neve Tirza Prison by 9 a.m. that day.

 Members of the Ethiopian community and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest for justice to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2023
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

Illustrative photo.

Embrace the wins: When life turns upside down, focus on what you can control

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated


Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen to lead IDF's Widows and Orphans division

"This organization represents the sacred values of the State of Israel in my eyes," Cohen stated on his commitment to the group.

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at the IDF Widows and Orphans new headquarters' opening, June 24, 2023.

Petah Tikva man runs over, stabs man who 'put spell on his daughter'

The investigation revealed that the man believed that the victim had "bewitched" his daughter by casting a spell against her.

 Photo of a helmet lying on ground with bicycle trapped underneath a car in the background during a road traffic accident involving a bike crash. (illustrative).

Beilinson Friends Forum hosts event for cancer innovation in Israel

A generous endowment from Drs. Susan and Henry Samueli is expected to give cancer treatment and research in Israel an extra leg up.

 Prof. Gal Markel Director of the Davidoff Center and the Samueli Institute in Bilinson The couple Dr. Henry and Dr. Susan Samueli Dr. Eitan Wertheim Director of the Bilinson and Sharon Hospitals and Finny (Pinchas) Cohen Yore Association Friends of the Medical Center

Blaze near the Dead Sea, Highway 90 closed for traffic

Four major fires broke out across Israel on Monday, with dozens of firefighting teams and multiple planes fighting against the flames.

 Wildfire near the Segula industrial zone in Petah Tikva, May 22, 2023

Wolt Israel expands food-delivery services to 17 new towns nationwide

The 17 localities now serviced by Wolt span the Petah Tikva and Netanya areas and will let residents order from hundreds of restaurants and businesses.

 A Wolt courier scooting toward a hungry Haifa resident.

Man arrested, suspect of seriously injuring wife in Kafr Bara

The woman was evacuated to hospital in serious condition with a head injury.

 A police car at night.

'The Ballad of Baruch Jamili': Forgotten story of an unsung Israeli hero

A simple, modest yet courageous fellow, Jamili was one of thousands of quiet unsung Israeli heroes who laid the foundations of Israel.

 Baruch Jamili (The Dan Hadani Archives, the Pritzker Family Photographic Collection at the National Library of Israel)

Israel at 75: The special aliyah legacy of Petah Tikva

Due to the recession in Israel that took place before the war, there were two large apartment buildings available on Andersen Street in Petah Tikva.

 The Young Israel of Petah Tikva Synagogue

City officials tear down signs in Tel Aviv reservists' protest

Tel Aviv municipal inspectors tore down signs put up by a group of IDF reservists protesting against the judicial reform.

 Signs at an IDF reservists demonstration against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv, April 4, 2023.

This man tried to delay divorce proceedings - it cost him dearly

At the end of a drawn-out five-year process, the man who had tried to delay the proceedings had to pay over NIS 400,000.

 A gavel and the scales of justice.