Lod
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Lod, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
19-Year-Old Killed in Ramlah Ambush After Warning, 'If I Die, You Will Know Who Killed Me'
Asma Abu Ghanem, 19, was shot dead in a planned ambush in Ramla after warning, “If I die, you will know who killed me.” Police say she had been threatened over family honor and ha…
Man Severely Wounded in Shooting in Lod
A man in his 50s was seriously wounded in a shooting in Lod. He was handed over to Magen David Adom and taken to Shamir Assaf Harofeh Hospital in Be'er Ya'akov.
First plea deal reached in alleged pedophile parents case, prosecutors to seek a double-digit prison term
A central Israel father, one of the main suspects in the alleged pedophile parents case, has reached the first plea deal in the investigation. Prosecutors are expected to seek a d…
Night Closures Set on Main Road to Ben Gurion Airport
The Israel Airports Authority announced nightly closures on Road 40 near Ben Gurion Airport from Thursday through Sunday, June 28. The shutdowns, between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m…
Ukraine protests Israeli tourism invitation to Russian rapper GeeGun
Ukraine’s embassy in Israel protested the Israeli Tourism Ministry’s invitation to Russian rapper GeeGun, accusing him of backing Russia’s war against Ukraine. Israel’s embassy in…
Hapoel Ramat Gan Adds Ghanaian Left Back Farid Ibrahim
Hapoel Ramat Gan signed Ghanaian left back Farid Ibrahim, pending medical tests. He is the club’s fifth summer signing and its first foreign addition for the 2026/27 season.
New Hasidic Sabbath Melody Inspired at Radomsk Gravesite
Yechiel Lichtiger released a new Sabbath tune, “Rerbavin,” set to “Yah Ribon Olam Ve’almaya.” He says he composed it at his ancestor’s gravesite in Radomsk, Poland, where he felt…
Police find hidden gun in sewer line during Ramla raid
Police in Ramla found a pistol and weapon parts hidden in a sewer channel during a targeted raid in the Jawarish neighborhood. Two suspects were arrested and a third man was detai…
Telegraph Report Says Qatar Is Funding “Fans” to Fill Stadiums at 2026 World Cup
The Telegraph says Qatar's football association funded travel packages for about 1,000 fans to attend the 2026 World Cup in the U.S. and Canada. The report describes hotel briefin…
Eastern Rail Line Opens Partly, Marking a Historic First With Major Gaps
Israel’s eastern rail line will open Sunday in a partial launch with three new stations and no weekend service. Passengers will need to change at North Rosh HaAyin, while full ele…
France Seizes Another Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Near Sicily
France says it seized a Russian shadow fleet tanker near Sicily, its fifth such action since September 2024. The move followed a similar British operation, as Europe seeks to cut…
El Al suspends Moscow flights after regional escalation
El Al has suspended its Tel Aviv-Moscow flights for several days because of the Russia-Ukraine escalation and recent aviation incidents. The airline will review the route next wee…
Polish reports say Maccabi Tel Aviv target could cost a club-record fee
Polish reports say Widzew Lodz wants 4 million to 5 million euros for Maccabi Tel Aviv target Stelios Andreou. If completed at that price, he would break the club's transfer recor…
Hoed Over: Rosh HaAyin Resident Charged With Sex Crimes Against Minors
Israeli prosecutors have indicted Elior Cohen of Rosh HaAyin over alleged sexual offenses against four boys aged 13 to 15. They say he lured them to vacation cabins, recorded the…
Indian Himalayan Villages Push Back as Israeli Backpacker Presence Grows
Local residents in Himachal Pradesh say Israeli backpackers have turned parts of Parvati Valley into isolated enclaves with Hebrew signage and services. The article links the tren…
Kedma plans a 4 to 5 billion shekel gas power plant on Iskor land in Ramla
Kedma Capital is advancing a 900-megawatt natural-gas power plant on Iskor land in Ramla, with construction estimated at 4 billion to 5 billion shekels. The project has received p…
Dudi Kalish and Yanki Oysh revive the Modzitz melody “Vekarev Pizureinu”
Dudi Kalish and Yanki Oysh released a new version of the Modzitz melody “Vekarev Pizureinu.” The tune is credited to the late Modzitz Rebbe, with Kalish responsible for the arrang…
Kaliv Hasidim Mark Liberation Day of the Kaliver Rebbe at Har Shmuel
Kaliv Hasidim marked the liberation day of the Kaliver Rebbe at Har Shmuel in an emotional ceremony led by the current rebbe. He praised his grandfather’s survival, rebuilding aft…
10-Year-Old Girl Hurt by Gunfire at School Entrance in Lod
A 10-year-old girl was lightly wounded by shrapnel in a shooting outside a school in Lod on Wednesday morning. Her mother was evacuated with her and treated as a trauma victim, wh…
Ultra-Orthodox mass protests expected to jam roads nationwide after Goldknopf warning
Ultra-Orthodox mass protests were set to begin at 4:00 p.m., after already causing major traffic jams nationwide. MK Yitzhak Goldknopf threatened wider demonstrations in response…
Russia Furious Over Trump’s Shift as Pressure on Belarus Intensifies
Russia says Donald Trump is no longer acting as a neutral mediator on Ukraine, while Ukrainian officials report improved ties with him. At the same time, Moscow is reportedly pres…
Leah Tolodano trades her signature curls for a role in Keshet 12’s new drama
Leah Tolodano is filming Keshet 12’s new drama "The Restricted" and changed her signature curls for the role. The series, about a crime family using a theater troupe of people wit…
Competition Authority Opens Major Retail Price-Fixing Trial Against Victory CEO
Israel’s Competition Authority has begun presenting evidence in a Lod District Court trial accusing Victory CEO Eyal Ravid and other retail executives of coordinating grocery pric…
Dafa releases a new tribal-style version of “Ali Geva”
Project Dafa released a new version of “Ali Geva” built around a Bedouin folk melody. The group says it aimed to honor the song’s roots with a tribal, live arrangement while keepi…
Russia Presses Belarus to Deepen Role in War Against Ukraine
Russia is pressuring Belarus to expand military support for the war in Ukraine, including more launch sites, infrastructure, and troops. Zelensky warned Ukraine may strike Belarus…
New in Israel: a 30-Hour Surprise Journey for One Parent and One Child
Avi Shoham has launched “Parent and Child Journey,” a surprise 30-hour experience for one parent and one child in Israel. The trips cost 2,500 shekels per pair, include lodging an…
Budapest Challenge Proves a Full Three-Day Trip Can Still Cost Just 1,500 Shekels
Reporter Itai Galon tested whether a three-day European trip could be done in Budapest for 1,500 shekels. With a 747-shekel El Al flight, 358-shekel lodging and 395 shekels for al…
Lod Families Co-Write a Children’s Book About Inclusion and Mutual Responsibility
Fifteen families from Lod’s Ganei Ya'ar community center wrote a children’s book together, each adding a chapter without knowing the next part. The book, “The Hidden Secret,” prom…
Daily tefillin station installed at the entrance to News 14 studios
News 14 installed a permanent tefillin station at its studio entrance on Tuesday. The donation came from brothers Mendi and Shlomo Rizel in memory of their father, and Hillel Bito…
Victory launches fuel cards with a 55 agorot-per-liter discount
Victori is selling 250-shekel fuel cards that reduce Sonol fuel prices by 55 agorot per liter, with savings of 18.3 shekels per card. The company is also facing a price-fixing tri…
Toy Trend Sends 8-Year-Old to Hospital After Pieces Enter Her Ear
An 8-year-old girl from central Israel was hospitalized after squishy toy fragments lodged deep in her ear. ENT doctors removed the pieces with specialized equipment, and she was…
Ostroh Jews mark a special Purim for the day a Russian shell failed to explode
Jews descended from Ostroh’s former community mark 7 Tammuz as a local Purim, remembering how Russian shells hit the Maharshal synagogue in 1792 but did not explode. After a Jew e…
Suspect’s Detention Extended by 7 Days in Ex-Partner’s Murder Case
A court in Rishon Lezion extended by seven days the detention of 37-year-old Chen Cohen, suspected of murdering his ex-partner, Leah Cohen Malka. Police suspect the killing was ca…
Court Awards Severely Injured Soldier About NIS 13.9 Million, Pending Benefits Offset
The Lod District Court ruled that a man injured in a 2017 military-service car crash is entitled to about NIS 13.9 million from Clal, subject to offsetting Defense Ministry benefi…
Former Employees Allege Fake Treatments Were Used to Recruit Ultra-Orthodox Members to Clalit
Former Clalit employees allege the insurer used fake therapy receipts and other benefits to recruit ultra-Orthodox members in Central District branches. Clalit, Weiss, and the Hea…
ICR Advances Three Major Urban Renewal Projects in Central Israel
ICR is advancing three major urban renewal projects in Rishon Lezion, Lod and Jerusalem. The plans call for thousands of new apartments, retail and employment space, and housing c…
Four Central Israel Residents Arrested in Child Abuse and Pornography Investigation
Four Central Israel residents were arrested on suspicion of child abuse and distributing obscene material in a Lahav 433 cyber investigation. Police published one suspect’s Telegr…
Reused Passwords Exposed in Massive Fortinet Credential Cache
Researchers found FortiBleed, a massive cache of valid Fortinet credentials that could expose 74,000 systems in 21,000 organizations worldwide. The leak, linked to password reuse…
Ben Gvir Expands Gun-Permit Eligibility to Ahisamakh Neighborhood and More Central Areas
Itamar Ben Gvir approved Ahisamakh in Lod and several other central Israeli communities for private gun permits under his expanded firearms reform. The article says more than 270…
Three New Yeshivas to Open This Elul in Northern Samaria
Three new yeshivas will open this Elul in northern Samaria, in Mount Ebal, Ganim and Dothan Valley. The Mount Ebal institution will be led by Rabbi Aviad Shinwal as a branch of Al…
Rabbi Yehuda Sadan Recounts Lebanon Drone Strike Survival
Rabbi Yehuda Sadan described surviving a drone strike in Lebanon and the difficult evacuation that followed at a thanksgiving event in Eli. He said the drone missed an explosives…
Larry the Cat Outlasts Another British Prime Minister
Larry the cat remains at 10 Downing Street after Keir Starmer’s resignation, extending his run as Britain’s most enduring government resident. The 19-year-old official mouser has…
Zelensky Thanks Starmer for Strong Support of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Keir Starmer on Monday after the British prime minister resigned. He praised Starmer as a major supporter of Ukraine and said he would always be welcome…
Central Israel Hit-and-Run Leads to Indictment After Scooter Rider Killed
A Lod man in his 50s was indicted in Central District Court for causing the death of a scooter rider on Route 44 and fleeing the scene. Police say he ignored warnings, struck the…
Video Captures Ukrainian Drone Explosion Over Moscow
Dozens of Ukrainian drones were launched toward Moscow in recent days, and videos shared on social media showed one being intercepted and exploding in the air. The attacks reporte…
15 Suspects Arrested in Ramla and Lod After Firebombs and Grenades Seized
Border Police and Central District officers arrested 15 suspects overnight in Ramla and Lod. After an explosion report in Lod, police found firebomb remains at a home targeted in…
New book alleges Scott Bessent hurled insults at Zelensky and urged Trump to bar Oval Office meeting
A new book claims Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent privately insulted Volodymyr Zelensky and urged Donald Trump to block him from the Oval Office unless Ukraine accepted a mineral…
Migrating predators may link evolution across distant ecosystems
Researchers at the Hebrew University say migrating predators can shape evolution between species that never share the same range. Their PNAS study shows that mobile predators may…