The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rehovot/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:09:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Rehovot | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/rehovot/ 32 32 Hundreds show up to support Rehovot businesses fined for opening on Shabbat https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-show-up-to-support-rehovot-businesses-fined-for-opening-on-shabbat/ Sun, 17 May 2026 09:02:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3824995 Ice cream parlor Otello and cafe Nook are cited after operating on Saturdays for over a year, leading residents to complain about uneven enforcement of Shabbat policy

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]]> Teen girl fatally run over, allegedly by drunk driver, while seeking shelter from missile https://www.timesofisrael.com/teen-girl-fatally-run-over-reportedly-while-rushing-to-shelter-amid-iran-missile-attack/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:22:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3776771 Gaia Oren, 17, hit in Rehovot after central city received early warning of attack, though sirens didn't ultimately sound there; driver arrested, suspected of reckless manslaughter

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]]> Police arrest woman on suspicion of killing her 48-year-old daughter https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-woman-on-suspicion-of-killing-her-48-year-old-daughter/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:02:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3671293 Daughter's body found days after death, police say; deceased reportedly suffered from mental health issues and was cared for by her mother; residents skeptical of her guilt

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]]> Woman acquitted of alleged 2024 assault on Environment Minister Idit Silman https://www.timesofisrael.com/woman-acquitted-of-alleged-2024-assault-on-environment-minister-idit-silman/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:11:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3644181 Judge says Silman 'had difficulty giving reasonable version' of events,' slams police for 'rushing to draw conclusions' and questioning suspect Yarden Mann on her political views

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]]> Holocaust survivor, 91, dies nearly two months after injury in Iranian missile attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/holocaust-survivor-91-dies-nearly-two-months-after-injury-in-iranian-missile-attack/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 13:01:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3616860 Olga Weissberg found dead at her home in Rehovot Saturday; unclear if death related to her previous injuries; family asks that public attend funeral, scheduled for Sunday at 5 p.m.

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]]> 85-year-old man dies of wounds sustained in Iranian missile attack last month https://www.timesofisrael.com/85-year-old-man-dies-of-wounds-sustained-in-iranian-missile-attack-last-month/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:12:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3608550 Rehovot resident's death comes two weeks after another victim of same missile attack succumbed to injuries, raises toll from Iran's strikes to 30

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]]> Philippine national dies of wounds from Iranian missile attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/filipina-caregiver-dies-of-wounds-from-iranian-missile-attack/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:02:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3597153 29th victim of the war named by Philippine embassy as Leah Mosquera, 49, who was injured in June 15 strike in Rehovot

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]]> Education Ministry shuts 80 ultra-Orthodox schools flouting closure orders, backtracks https://www.timesofisrael.com/education-ministry-shuts-80-ultra-orthodox-schools-flouting-war-closure-orders/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:44:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3581835 Schools stayed open despite IDF Home Front Command shuttering all education facilities amid missile danger from Iran; ministry orders them closed, halts their funding, then reverses move

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]]> From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-heart-tissue-to-dna-samples-weizmann-scientists-mourn-work-vaporized-in-iran-attack/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:16:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3578649 Some 45 labs in the prestigious sciences center were damaged and might take years -- and tens of millions -- to rebuild. Multiple researchers lost their life's work

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]]> ‘I tried to go to the living room, but it wasn’t there anymore’: A near miss in Rehovot https://www.timesofisrael.com/im-lucky-to-be-alive-rehovot-resident-says-after-missile-strikes-by-her-home/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:03:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3574160 Deborah Fait, 84, was woken by sirens and booms; her house was heavily damaged in missile strike, but she and her neighbors were unharmed; ‘I’m lucky to be alive,’ she says

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]]> Iranian missile attacks damage Haifa oil refinery and Rehovot university buildings https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-missile-attacks-damage-haifa-oil-refinery-and-rehovot-university-buildings/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3573715 Bazan says pipelines and transmission lines at sensitive industrial site struck, but work continuing; no injuries reported as Weizmann Institute hit, causing fire

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]]> 9 dead, including 3 children, in Iranian missile strike on Bat Yam apartment building https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-dead-including-2-children-in-iranian-missile-strike-on-bat-yam-apartment-building/ Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:05:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3573500 Nearly 200 hurt, one still missing, with mayor saying 61 buildings damaged in attack; at least 42 injured in Rehovot, including mother and toddler

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]]> IDF determines soldier killed in 1949 was buried in Rehovot grave with comrades https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-determines-soldier-killed-in-1949-was-buried-in-rehovot-grave-with-comrades/ Thu, 15 May 2025 13:30:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3549673 5-year investigation identifies remains of Pvt. Arthur Gasner, 76 years after he was killed in action; he was listed as fallen but missing

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]]> Ben Gvir orders arrest of Arab Israeli McDonald’s employee who accosted soldiers https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-orders-arrest-of-arab-israeli-mcdonalds-employee-after-spat-with-soldiers/ Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:49:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3451006 Video shows employee throwing things at two soldiers, witness says he got irate after the soldiers started filming him; Ben Gvir says police arrested man on his orders

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]]> Nissim Levi, 30: Deliveryman attended music festivals to ‘feel alive’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/nissim-levy-30-deliveryman-attended-music-festivals-to-feel-alive/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:25:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3436559 Murdered while trying to escape the Hamas attack on the Supernova music festival on October 7

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