The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/safed/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:46:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Safed | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/safed/ 32 32 Two years after Haymanut Kasau’s disappearance, Shin Bet approved to join search https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-years-after-haymanut-kasaus-disappearance-shin-bet-approved-to-join-search/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:51:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3762083 Family addresses Knesset committee in tears, calling for more efforts to be devoted to case that has seen little progress since Kasau, then 9, vanished in Safed

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]]> Ultra-Orthodox rabbis secure majority in Israel’s top Jewish legal body https://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-rabbis-secure-majority-in-israels-top-jewish-legal-body/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:34:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3486314 Chief Rabbinate Council is the main authority on Jewish law for government and religious services; head of advocacy group says new members all appear to back religious status quo

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]]> Police weigh sending team to Ethiopia in hunt for Israeli girl who vanished a year ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-weigh-sending-team-to-ethiopia-amid-hunt-for-israeli-girl-who-vanished-a-year-ago/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:57:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3482350 Report says key CCTV footage missing from time Haymanut Kasau, 10, disappeared at an absorption center in Safed in February 2024; MK: Government owes family more effort to find her

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]]> 13-year-old with no underlying conditions dies of flu in Safed, as cases rise https://www.timesofisrael.com/13-year-old-with-no-underlying-conditions-dies-of-flu-in-safed-as-cases-rise/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:27:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466804 Flu morbidity this year is worst since 2012, data shows, as health experts urge vaccinations; more than 2,000 patients have been hospitalized for flu so far this year

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]]> Northern hospitals move out of underground bunkers after months of war https://www.timesofisrael.com/northern-hospitals-move-out-of-underground-bunkers-after-months-of-war/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 03:49:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3445037 While hospital staff and patients welcome the return to routine and regular wards after crowded, dark conditions, management is still prepared 'to go underground again' if needed

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]]> Five Israelis killed in Morocco car crash en route to pilgrimage site https://www.timesofisrael.com/five-israelis-killed-in-morocco-car-crash-en-route-to-pilgrimage-site/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:55:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3433947 Safed mayor confirms some victims were city residents; Israelis were reportedly part of a group of Hasidic pilgrims visiting rabbis' gravesites

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]]> IDF strikes deep in Lebanon after Hezbollah bombards Safed area with over 60 rockets https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-bombards-safed-area-with-over-60-rockets-no-injuries/ Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:01:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375361 Terror group claims attacks in response to previous IDF strikes in southern Lebanon; Hezbollah weapon depots in northeastern Lebanon destroyed in strikes

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]]> Hezbollah drone hits Galilee after overnight barrage on Safed sparked forest fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-rocket-barrage-on-safed-sparks-large-forest-fire-no-injuries/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:23:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374707 IDF says majority of projectiles intercepted, remainder fell in open areas; Iran-backed terror group claims attack was revenge for Israeli strike in southern Lebanon a day earlier

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]]> Hezbollah shells north with 40 rockets after operative killed in IDF drone strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-shells-north-with-40-rockets-after-operative-killed-in-idf-drone-strike/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:47:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3320374 US intel reportedly expects war in north in next few weeks if Gaza ceasefire not reached; no injuries in terror group's attacks

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]]> Staff Sgt. Omer Benjo, 20: Observation soldier was ‘full of grace’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/staff-sgt-omer-benjo-20-observation-soldier-was-full-of-grace/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:50:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3299835 Killed by a rocket fired at an IDF base in Safed on February 14, 2024

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]]> IAF fighter jets down three drones launched at Israel by Iran-backed Iraqi militia https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-fighter-jets-down-three-drones-launched-at-country-by-iraqi-militia/ Fri, 24 May 2024 05:30:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3297151 Two UAVs shot down near southernmost city Eilat; third intercepted in north, causing shrapnel to strike Safed area; no injuries

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]]> Jewish Agency offers NIS 100,000 reward for info leading to missing girl https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-agency-offers-nis-100000-reward-for-info-leading-to-missing-girl/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:44:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3245640 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau last seen on security cam footage on February 25; police have no leads on her whereabouts

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]]> Police launch massive manhunt to find 9-year-old Safed girl missing since Sunday https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-launch-massive-manhunt-to-find-9-year-old-safed-girl-missing-since-sunday/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:59:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3233662 Haymanut Kasau last seen outside absorption center handing out election leaflets; canine unit chief says case 'extremely unusual,' lack of evidence 'very worrying'

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]]> Refusing evacuation, those who remain in Kiryat Shmona cling to home and brace for ‘hell’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/refusing-evacuation-those-who-remain-in-kiryat-shmona-cling-to-home-and-brace-for-hell/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:03:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3229153 Saying their presence on the war-torn border helps guard the center, some 20% of the northern city's residents won't budge despite financial uncertainty and frequent rocket strikes

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]]> In Safed, a deadly rocket salvo fails to rattle deeply rooted residents https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-safed-a-deadly-rocket-salvo-fails-to-rattle-deeply-rooted-residents/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:02:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3225293 Jews have lived for centuries in the northern holy city. Its resilient inhabitants resumed regular life mere hours after Hezbollah hit it for the first time in years

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