The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/assaf-harofeh-medical-center/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:03:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Assaf Harofeh Medical Center | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/assaf-harofeh-medical-center/ 32 32 Israel says Iran was behind Yom Kippur cyberattack on hospital https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-iran-was-behind-yom-kippur-cyberattack-on-hospital/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:02:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3671295 Attack initially blamed on Eastern European hacker group was part of wider Iranian effort to infiltrate Israeli computer systems, warns National Cyber Directorate

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]]> Leak of patient records feared as Israeli hospital hit by cyberattack demanding ransom https://www.timesofisrael.com/leak-of-patient-records-feared-as-israeli-hospital-hit-by-cyberattack-demanding-ransom/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:33:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3655076 Russian-speaking cybercrime group thought behind attack on Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, with ransom message addressed to 'Bibi and Sara'; hackers said to demand $700,000 in 72 hours

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]]> Two teen girls plummet from roof of Rishon Lezion building; one dead, second badly hurt https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-teen-girls-plummet-from-roof-of-rishon-lezion-building-one-dead-second-badly-hurt/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:56:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3612834 Youngsters climbed to top of abandoned winery, fell to the ground; pair reportedly ascended same building 2 weeks ago, but police were able to convince them to come down safely

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]]> 9-year-old boy and his 20-year-old uncle shot dead in Lod https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-year-old-boy-and-his-20-year-old-uncle-shot-dead-in-lod/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:40:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3189316&preview=true&preview_id=3189316 Third person moderately wounded as shooting brings total number of Arab Israelis slain in violent crime so far in 2023 to 232

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]]> 2-year-old stabbed to death in front of his mother in Lod; suspect heard ‘voices’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-year-old-stabbed-to-death-in-front-of-his-mother-in-lod-suspect-heard-voices/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:50:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3188193 Mayor says detained man is mentally ill; bystanders reportedly pin down attacker until police arrive

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]]> Pregnant woman stabbed to death in front of her kids in Lod; unborn baby also dies https://www.timesofisrael.com/pregnant-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-front-of-her-kids-in-lod-unborn-baby-also-dies/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:34:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3166999 Father and brother arrested on suspicion of murder; doctors perform emergency C-section in effort to save victim and child, but neither survives

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]]> Man shot dead in Ramle, taking year’s crime toll in Arab community to 217 https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-shot-dead-in-ramle-taking-years-crime-toll-in-arab-community-to-217/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:20:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3160884 Anti-violence watchdog identifies victim as Sammy Alsmali, 20; police say killing apparently part of feud between rival crime families

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]]> Man killed in car bombing in Lod, taking Arab community death toll this year to 133 https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-killed-in-car-bombing-in-lod-taking-arab-community-death-toll-this-year-to-133/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:54:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3059513 Incident in central city suspected to be part of feud between criminal groups, as violent crime continues to soar unchecked across the country

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]]> Student, 16, moderately injured in Lod schoolyard stabbing https://www.timesofisrael.com/student-16-moderately-injured-in-lod-schoolyard-stabbing/ Sun, 11 Jun 2023 11:02:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3031448 Two other teens at high school lightly injured during brawl; suspect arrested

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]]> Anti-Netanyahu protesters assaulted at two roadside demonstrations https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-netanyahu-protesters-assaulted-at-two-roadside-demonstrations/ Sat, 17 Sep 2022 23:10:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2838486&preview=true&preview_id=2838486 Police open probe after victims say they were struck with motorcycle helmets near Hod Hasharon; in 2nd incident, protester says she was spit on by suspect who set her sign on fire

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]]> Father and teen son arrested for hurling rocks at anti-Netanyahu protesters https://www.timesofisrael.com/father-and-teen-son-arrested-for-hurling-rocks-at-anti-netanyahu-protesters/ Sun, 04 Sep 2022 06:19:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2829784 Police say pair are residents of Rishon Lezion, where Saturday's attack took place

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]]> Palestinian hunger striker says he’ll end fast, claims Israel agreed to set him free https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-hunger-striker-says-hell-end-fast-claims-israel-agreed-to-set-him-free/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:51:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2828217 Jerusalem yet to confirm agreement with administrative detainee Khalil Awawdeh that would end his nearly six-month-long hunger strike

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]]> Construction worker killed by falling object in Rishon Lezion https://www.timesofisrael.com/construction-worker-killed-by-falling-object-in-rishon-lezion/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:24:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2823090 Incident comes after three laborers were killed on Sunday, two of them crushed by a falling shipping container

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]]> Bennett says ‘tough days’ ahead as Tel Aviv hospitals send patients to Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-says-tough-days-ahead-warns-about-economic-cost-of-lockdown/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:43:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2599577 PM pushes back on calls for 'destructive' lockdown to stem surging morbidity as serious COVID cases near 500

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]]> ‘Kristallnacht in Lod’: State of emergency as Arab mobs set synagogues on fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/kristallnacht-in-lod-state-of-emergency-as-arab-mobs-set-synagogues-on-fire/ Tue, 11 May 2021 22:56:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2541596&preview=true&preview_id=2541596 Eruptions of Arab violence across Israel; Lod mayor describes 'civil war’ in Jewish-Arab city, army sent in as police chief calls situation unprecedented

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