Netivot
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Netivot, translated into English and compared across sources. 44 recent stories.
Thousands Attend Unity Celebration for Rabbi Shalom Ifergan in Netivot
Thousands attended the main memorial event for Rabbi Shalom Ifergan, known as Baba Shalom, on Wednesday night, led by his grandson, Rabbi Netanel Shiriki. The ceremony in Israel d…
Ram Lands' Channel 16 Names New On-Air Talent and Sets Launch Date
Channel 16, backed by Itzik Haddad, announced Zvika Hadar, Maor Zaguri, and Yaakov Eilon as key on-air hires. The channel will launch its main news broadcast on 28 June 2026, then…
Mifal HaPais Opens Annual Torah Essay Contest on Blessings Law
Mifal HaPais has launched its annual Torah essay competition, inviting yeshiva students and kollel scholars to submit papers on laws of blessings. The top prizes are 25,000, 15,00…
From Operation Protective Edge to October 7, the Cost of a False Assumption
The article argues that Israel’s policy after the 2014 Gaza war helped build a dangerous false assumption about Hamas. It says the refusal to make the return of fallen soldiers an…
Netivot Police Negotiator Helps End Armed Suicide Threat Safely
A suicidal-ideation incident in Netivot ended without injuries after police negotiators persuaded a security guard to surrender his weapon. The man, who was alone with his wife an…
Negev Police Commander Returns Fallen Officer’s Personal Weapon to His Widow
Negev District Commander Brig. Gen. Amir Klein visited the family of Chief Superintendent Itamar Alos in Ofakim on Monday night and returned Alos’s personal weapon to his widow an…
Netivot Police Stop Car Driving on Bare Rims, Find Three Teenagers
Police in Netivot stopped a car driving on its rims and producing sparks during a weekend operation. The driver and two passengers were later found to be minors, including a 14-ye…
Rabbi Aryeh Levy accompanies his older brother to burial in Jerusalem
Rabbi Abraham Levy of Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul neighborhood died Sunday at 92. His funeral left from the Miskhan Shimon synagogue and ended at Har HaMenuchot, with his brother Rabb…
Likud Figures Warn Netanyahu’s Primary Shake-Up Could Backfire
Likud MK David Bitan and Netivot Mayor Yechiel Zohar publicly opposed Benjamin Netanyahu’s push to cancel Likud primaries. Both argued that the party’s democratic selection system…
Bnei Brak-style welcome in Beitar Illit marks release of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders
Beitar Illit held a festive parade Sunday for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students freed from military prison after arrests for draft evasion. Similar welcoming events and protests hav…
Bitan Petitions Likud Tribunal to Block Plan to Cancel Primaries
Likud MK David Bitan petitioned the party tribunal to block an effort to cancel primaries and replace them with a designated committee. He says the plan, tied to Prime Minister Be…
Netivot Suspect Charged After Arson, Theft of Electric ATV, and Over NIS 1 Million Damage
A Netivot man in his 20s was caught on security cameras allegedly breaking into a local business, setting it on fire, stealing an electric ATV, and causing more than NIS 1 million…
Forty-six Haredi draft evaders held over Shabbat as arrests intensify
Haredi outlets say 46 draft evaders spent Shabbat in military police detention after a crackdown on those who failed to report to enlistment offices. The arrests, including severa…
Haredi crowds greet released draft evaders outside military prison, while protests spread to Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered outside Military Prison 10 at Beit Lid to celebrate the release of draft evaders Aviel Cohen and Nahman Toldano. Overnight protests against arre…
Religious and civic figures headline a busy week of events across Israel and the West Bank
A string of public events this week featured rabbis, ministers, educators and community activists across Israel and the West Bank. The appearances included a new Ariel youth branc…
Channel 12 Investigates Alleged Ties Between Shas Insider, Religious Services Chief and Luxury Vacation
Channel 12 reported that Dudi Azriel, a Shas-linked producer, won major Religious Services Ministry tenders while allegedly vacationing with director general Yehuda Avidan. The re…
Rabbi Geuel Didi Named Head of Beit Yehuda Yeshiva in Kfar Maimon
Beit Yehuda yeshiva in Kfar Maimon appointed Rabbi Geuel Didi as its new head and leader of its institutions. He succeeds Rabbi Simcha Eckstein, while the yeshiva thanked Eckstein…
Protest Outside Military Prison Turns to Celebration After Yeshiva Student Is Released
Hundreds gathered outside Military Prison 10 near Beit Lid to protest the arrest of yeshiva student Aviel Cohen, but the rally turned to celebration when his release was announced…
Ultra-Orthodox protests erupt in Jerusalem and near Prison 10 after Netivot arrest
Ultra-Orthodox protests broke out Thursday in Jerusalem and near Prison 10 after the arrest of a Netivot youth over draft evasion. The demonstrations disrupted Jerusalem light rai…
Police Detain Suspects After More Than a Ton of Watermelons Is Taken Near Nahal Oz
Border Police in southern Israel detained several suspects on Wednesday after officers found them loading more than a ton of watermelons from farmland near Nahal Oz. The landowner…
Shas MK Visits Prison 10 Amid Arrests of Haredi Draft Evaders
Shas MK Moshe Abutbul visited Prison 10 on Thursday and met about 10 detainees, saying the party is backing them and working to halt the arrests. The visit followed protests over…
Building Permits Hit Record High as Tel Aviv Tops Housing Starts
CBS data show record Israeli building permits and sustained housing starts from April 2025 to March 2026. Tel Aviv-Yafo led cities in new starts, while Jerusalem fell sharply and…
Reporter gets stuck while trying to rescue kitten in Netivot
Channel 14 southern reporter Ariel Idan went to Netivot on Wednesday to rescue a kitten trapped on a commercial center roof. He climbed a tree, got stuck himself, and was later he…
Jerusalem Faction Files Complaints to Police Investigators Over Protest Policing
A Haredi group tied to the Jerusalem Faction is filing complaints to Mahash over police conduct during yesterday’s Route 4 protest. The demonstration, against the arrest of a yesh…
Unistream Teams Up With Israeli Ministries to Turn Teen Ideas Into National Solutions
Unistream is working with Israeli government bodies and the Israel Electric Corporation to mentor youth from the periphery on agriculture and energy projects. The initiative inclu…
Two-Year-Old Netivot Boy Dies After Sudden Meningococcal Infection, Mother Launches Vaccination Campaign
Two-year-old Elai Meir Gabay of Netivot died at Soroka Medical Center about 26 hours after a sudden meningococcal infection. His mother is now campaigning to raise awareness and a…
From Altalena to 'little by little': Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda's lesson on Jewish unity
An Israeli essay reflects on the Altalena affair and Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook’s response to it. It argues that his teaching that redemption comes “little by little” means patiently…
YASA to Open New Gifted High School in Netivot, Its First Outside Jerusalem
YASA will open YASA Negev in Netivot, its first gifted high school outside Jerusalem, in the 2027 school year. The school will start with two 9th-grade classes, serve religious an…
New Orthodox-leaning party launches to compete for traditional Jewish vote
A new party called Ahy has been launched by followers of Rabbi Yoram Abergel to run in the next Knesset election. Led by Rabbi Yuval Elimelech, it says it will represent voters wh…
Military Court Sentences Netivot Yeshiva Student to 14 Days, Sparking Nationwide Protest Plans
A military court sentenced Netivot resident Rabbi Aviel Cohen to 14 days in prison for studying Torah. His lawyer filed an urgent appeal, while the Jerusalem Faction announced nat…
Tiferet Seminary Draws Girls Nationwide to Registration and Introduction Event
Tiferet Seminary in Jerusalem held an introduction event for girls from across Israel, showcasing its vocational and values-based study tracks. School leaders said the seminary co…
Mifal HaPais Opens Annual Torah Essay Contest With Cash Prizes
Mifal HaPais has opened the men’s section of its annual Torah essay competition, this year focused on the laws of blessings. Entries are due by September 3, 2026, and prizes range…
New Haredi Neighborhood in Ofakim Promises Private Homes, Community Services and Rail Access
A new Haredi neighborhood called Nachlat Kedem is being promoted in Ofakim with private homes, community institutions and strong transport links. The project says prices start at…
Mother of detained yeshiva student pleads for his release on live radio
Aviel Cohen, a 22-year-old yeshiva student from Netivot, was arrested near Ofakim on suspicion of draft evasion and moved to military police custody. His mother, Odelia Cohen, ple…
South Israel Protest After Military Police Arrest of 22-Year-Old Yeshiva Student
Military police arrested 22-year-old yeshiva student Aviel Cohen at the Gilat gas station near Ofakim on suspicion of draft evasion. Dozens of Haredi protesters then blocked the j…
Israel Expands Local Energy Transition Program to 20 More Municipalities
Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure is expanding its “Accelerator” program to 20 more local authorities. The program supports municipal plans for sustainable energy, wi…
Mizrahi Tefahot executive predicts housing buyers will return and prices will rise again
Mizrahi Tefahot executive Shvay Shamir said Israel's housing market is cooling only temporarily, and prices will likely rise again if interest rates fall. She argued that inventor…
Cyclist lightly injured in accident in Netivot
A cyclist about 35 years old was lightly injured in a traffic accident on Simlo Street in Netivot on Thursday. United Hatzalah provided initial treatment at the scene and evacuate…
Cyclist Slightly Injured in Collision With Car in Netivot
A man about 35 was lightly injured in a bicycle and car accident on Simlo Street in Netivot. He received initial treatment from United Hatzalah crews at the scene and was taken by…
Roadblock at Miflag Junction Removed, Traffic Resumes
Police and Border Police dispersed demonstrators who blocked Miflag Junction near Netivot. The blockage was removed and traffic has resumed normally at the intersection.
Haredi Protests Cause Chaos at Ben Gurion Airport, Traffic Disruptions Near Netivot
Police said dozens of Haredi protesters are blocking the Miflag junction near Netivot, causing traffic disruptions in the area. Ben Gurion Airport also reported chaos outside the…
Jerusalem Faction Blocks Central Israel Roads in Protest Over Draft Evaders' Arrests
The Jerusalem Faction is blocking major roads in central Israel on Thursday in protest over the arrest of yeshiva students and draft evaders. Police reported road closures at seve…
Want Wealthy Children? Send Them to Study Physics
A Hebrew feature argues that high school physics can be the key to future wealth and technological success, citing global figures like Jensen Huang and Elon Musk. The article foll…
Suspect Arrested in Serial Theft of Tefillin from Synagogues
Police in Ashdod arrested a central suspect in a series of synagogue thefts targeting tefillin and other holy items. Investigators say he may be linked to incidents in several Isr…