The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/fireworks/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png fireworks | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/fireworks/ 32 32 Traditional Independence Day fireworks show scrapped, amid ongoing war in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-scraps-independence-day-fireworks-show-citing-ongoing-war-in-gaza/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:32:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3239693&preview=true&preview_id=3239693 Miri Regev, who is presiding over the annual event, says ceremony will be adjusted in light of the October 7 onslaught, urges mayors to follow suit at local confabs

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]]> As wars loom large, world welcomes 2024 with celebration, hope and prayer https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-wars-loom-large-world-welcomes-2024-with-celebration-hope-and-prayer/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:45:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3190534 New year ushered in with traditional fireworks displays from Sydney to Rio; Ukraine, Israel and Muslim countries strike a more somber tone; heavy security as police confront threats

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]]> Tel Aviv joins cities scrapping Independence Day fireworks in nod to vets with PTSD https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-joins-cities-scrapping-independence-day-fireworks-in-nod-to-vets-with-ptsd/ Mon, 02 May 2022 08:49:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2754939 Mayor says he's hoping for 'an environmentally friendly and an even more impressive alternative' next year; culture minister urges other municipal heads to follow suit

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]]> Police rescue COVID testing staff from dozens of rioters in northern town https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-rescue-covid-testing-staff-from-dozens-of-rioters-in-northern-town/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 00:33:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2616555 Suspects shoot fireworks at building in Taibe as medical staff hides inside until law enforcement arrives to scatter protesters upset that site closed for the day

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]]> Expert says ‘cheap pyrotechnics’ likely lit up ammonium nitrate in Beirut https://www.timesofisrael.com/expert-says-cheap-pyrotechnics-likely-lit-up-ammonium-nitrate-in-beirut/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:35:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2361541 Israeli explosives consultant shores up assumption that fireworks, easily ignited in hot weather, set off massive explosion of nearby store of fertilizer

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]]> Amid pandemic, Palestinian high schoolers celebrate final exams results https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-pandemic-palestinian-high-schoolers-celebrate-final-exams-results/ Sun, 12 Jul 2020 02:51:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2344817 Fireworks and gunshots ring throughout West Bank, East Jerusalem for hours, 41 arrested; in Gaza, Hamas bans celebratory shooting in attempt to crack down on dangerous custom

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]]> Jerusalem police say ‘gunfire reports’ just celebratory fireworks in city’s east https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-police-say-gunfire-reports-just-celebratory-fireworks-in-citys-east/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 06:25:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2344676 Pyrotechnics set off Saturday morning to mark the publication of grades from matriculation exams; noise of firecrackers continues into night

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]]> Many cities cancel Independence Day fireworks displays despite cabinet approval https://www.timesofisrael.com/cities-cancel-independence-day-firework-displays-despite-cabinet-approval/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2293077 While a number of exceptions will light up their skies for holiday, most mayors cancel annual festive tradition, citing desire to save funds and avoid crowding

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]]> India firecracker factory blast toll hits 25 https://www.timesofisrael.com/india-firecracker-factory-blast-toll-hits-25/ Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:23:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1635448 Seven others injured after blaze in gunpowder stock triggers explosion at site in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh state

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]]> Five Palestinians arrested for making pipe bombs out of fireworks https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-palestinians-arrested-for-making-pipe-bombs-out-of-fireworks/ Wed, 17 May 2017 06:46:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1620472 Men nabbed for allegedly manufacturing explosives, using them in attacks on soldiers in northern West Bank

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]]> Two killed in blaze at central Israel fireworks warehouse https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-1-killed-as-central-israel-fireworks-factory-explodes/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:02:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1579870 Victims identified as employees of illegal facility; two others hospitalized for injuries; manager detained by police for questioning

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]]> J Street calls on Trump administration to openly back two states https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-14-2017/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:54:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1579951 Abbas: Historic peace deal possible under Trump; poll: Most Palestinians skeptical of Trump peace efforts

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]]> Police blow up 10 tons of confiscated fireworks https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-blow-up-10-tons-of-fireworks/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:47:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1543963 Sappers destroy pyrotechnics discovered in drugs bust, say blast in isolated quarry comparable to 1 ton of TNT

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]]> Around the world, revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths https://www.timesofisrael.com/around-the-world-revelers-bid-adieu-to-a-year-of-conflicts-celebrity-deaths/ Sat, 31 Dec 2016 23:36:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1531347 Amid tight security, crowds from New York to Sydney, Tokyo to Dubai greet a new year with hope and trepidation

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]]> Hollande confirms ‘terrorist nature’ of Nice attack as death toll hits 84 https://www.timesofisrael.com/hollande-confirms-terrorist-nature-of-nice-attack/ Fri, 15 Jul 2016 02:27:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1427634&preview_id=1427634 Several children among the dead in shooting, truck-ramming rampage; driver said to be 31-year-old of Tunisian origin

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