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Haredi men protest the arrest of draft dodgers on June 5, 2026, at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 6, 2026, 1:08 am
Hundreds of Haredi rioters try to break into Jerusalem police station, attack cops in Beit Shemesh
Riots on Shabbat, the day of rest, come days after ultra-Orthodox extremists attacked deputy chief justice’s home and held other anti-police protests over arrest of draft dodgers
By ToI Staff
ZAKA responders at the scene where a man was stabbed to death at a kollel study hall in Bnei Brak, May 20, 2026. (ZAKA)
May 20, 2026, 10:07 pm
Man stabbed to death in synagogue in Bnei Brak in front of his son
Authorities arrest suspect who is said to suffer from mental illness and who reportedly threatened victim after being passed up for ritual honor at prayer service
By Charlie Summers
Screen capture from video of a large explosion near Beit Shemesh, May 17, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 17, 2026, 8:27 am
Late-night blast, fireball near Beit Shemesh rattles jittery residents
Rocket propellent firm Tomer says large explosion was ‘pre-planned experiment,’ test coordinated with authorities; following panic, company says will give public warning in future
By ToI Staff
Police arrest a man suspected of disrupting a Memorial Day event in Lod, April 20, 2026. (Israel Police)
April 21, 2026, 11:25 am
Seven arrested for disrupting ceremonies, tearing down flags during Memorial Day
Cops detain 2 Beit Shemesh men for removing flags, nab mom, 4 kids for interrupting Lod ceremony; no arrests as far-right activists disturb screening of joint Israeli-Palestinian event
By ToI Staff
Officers from the IDF Home Front Command search through the rubble of a damaged apartment building after an Iranian missile strike, in Tel Aviv, early March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 18, 2026, 11:38 am
3,500 people evacuated, 10,946 damage claims filed since start of latest Iran war
State comptroller report shows most evacuations from Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Beit Shemesh and Beersheba, with half of damage claims coming from Tel Aviv region
By Sue Surkes
Children of evacuees from Beit Shemesh at a birthday party at the Leonardo Plaza Jerusalem Hotel, March 8, 2026. (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
March 11, 2026, 5:49 am
After Iranian missile ‘nightmare,’ Beit Shemesh evacuees seek shelter in Jerusalem
At the capital’s Leonardo Plaza hotel, some 300 residents of the hard-hit city try to pick up the pieces of their lives after their homes were destroyed in last week’s deadly strike
By Zev Stub
This image from a dashcam video shows a Hezbollah missile striking the SES Satellite Station in Haela Valley near Beit Shemesh, March 9, 2026. (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 10, 2026, 8:27 pm
IDF: ‘Isolated failure’ allowed Hezbollah missiles to strike satellite station, Ramle
No sirens sounded in areas where long-range projectiles fired from Lebanon hit on Monday; IDF stresses ‘not a new threat’
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Shaarei Tzedk hospital in Jerusalem after many patients were relocated amid the Iran war, March 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 7, 2026, 7:24 am
From fortified ORs to popup clinics, Israel’s medical centers streamline wartime operations
Using knowledge gleaned the hard way during the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and June war with Iran, hospitals go underground amid incoming missile fire – and staff know the drill
By Diana Bletter
A relative shows photos of three siblings, Yaakov, Avigail and Sarah Biton, who were killed in a March 1 Iranian missile strike that hit their home in the city of Beit Shemesh, in Jerusalem on March 5, 2026. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 6, 2026, 11:19 am
Beit Shemesh family clings to God after 3 kids killed by Iran: ‘Faith isn’t built in a day’
Sitting shiva in a Jerusalem hotel after her home was destroyed, Tamar Biton lights up as she describes Yaakov, Avigail and Sarah, among 9 killed in deadliest Iranian strike
By AP and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak amid the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 3, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 5, 2026, 4:39 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 5: Deadly Iranian strike changes Purim for Haredi enclave in Beit Shemesh
Political correspondent Sam Sokol and reporter Charlie Summers discuss the fatal Iranian attack and its effect on holiday celebrations
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Charlie Summers
Residents of Beit Shemesh attend a Purim megillah reading on March 2, 2026. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
March 3, 2026, 5:34 pm
After deadly missile impact, Beit Shemesh struggles to maintain Purim cheer
As city reels from strike, most synagogues stay open for Purim against army’s guidelines, but streets largely empty; Sunday’s tragedy ‘lowered the volume,’ says rabbi’s wife
By Charlie Summers
Clockwise from top left: Sara Elimelech, Ronit Elimelech, Gavriel Baruch Ravach, Bruria Cohen, Yosef Cohen, Oren Katz, and siblings Sara, Yaakov, and Avigail Biton, who were killed in an Iranian missile attack in Beit Shemesh on March 1, 2026. (Courtesy/United Hatzalah/Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 2, 2026, 1:01 am
9 victims of Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh named, including 3 teen siblings
Fatalities are teens Yaakov, Avigail, and Sara Biton; Ronit Elimelech and her mother, Sara; mother and son Bruria and Yosef Cohen; Gavriel Baruch Ravach and Oren Katz
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Soldiers and residents stand outside one of the houses damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh, March 1, 2026. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
March 1, 2026, 7:18 pm
‘Everything is gone’: Deadly Iranian strike on Beit Shemesh leaves residents reeling
Nine people are killed and dozens are wounded in city after a ballistic missile brings chaos and destruction to a quiet residential street
By Sam Sokol
The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Beit Shemesh, March 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 1, 2026, 4:55 pm
9 killed as Iranian missile destroys synagogue, smashes bomb shelter in Beit Shemesh
Over 40 more injured as impact strikes residential area in city west of Jerusalem; IDF investigating failure to intercept missile and integrity of shelter
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Charlie Summers
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance in Kiryat Yam on December 24, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
February 23, 2026, 8:38 pm
Nine-month-old girl from Beit Shemesh dies after choking on small object
Baby without vital signs when medics arrive at the scene; doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek hospital pronounce her dead
By ToI Staff
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