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Fire pours out of a car that exploded, killing one, in Afula, northern Israel, on May 26, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
May 26, 2026, 11:16 am
Man killed in car blast in Afula, woman found dead in Haifa as crime wave sweeps Israel
Police don’t suspect nationalistic motive in Afula; husband of woman found dead in Haifa apartment reportedly among those arrested in suspected homicide case
By Charlie Summers
A suspect arrested in connection with a gunfight between rival criminal gangs on the streets of Afula, April 4, 2025. (Israel Police).
April 6, 2025, 11:36 am
Police arrest 6 over gangland shootout in Afula that some mistook for terror assault
One resident of northern city says they sat in bomb shelter for an hour, fearing what was happening outside as gunmen roamed streets firing at each other, causing no injuries
By Charlie Summers
Scene of a deadly road accident on Route 675, south of Afula, March 19, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
March 19, 2025, 8:09 am
Three killed in morning road collisions, including two teenage boys aged 13 and 15
Truck hits three teenagers near Shfaram, killing two, while third suffers moderate injuries; motorcyclist dies near Afula, also from collision with heavy vehicle
By Stuart Winer
A ceremony marking the October 7 massacres at Ort Ben Gurion high school in Afula, on October 27, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
October 27, 2024, 4:27 pm
Afula’s largest high school marks official day of mourning with somber yet hopeful ceremony
With a nod to the Hebrew calendar, schools around Israel hold official events marking one year since the Hamas onslaught on southern Israel that sparked the ongoing war
By Gavriel Fiske
A residential building whose top two floors were hit by an Israeli strike in the Ghobeiri area of Beirut's southern suburbs on September 24, 2024. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
September 24, 2024, 4:49 pm
IDF strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah missile chief, as rockets pummel Israel
Lebanese authorities say 6 killed and 15 wounded in strike, some 560 killed since conflict spiked; IDF reservist moderately hurt by shrapnel
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Apartment buildings in the Gonen neighborhood of Jerusalem, one of the most popular locations for Israeli investment properties, January 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 28, 2023, 6:51 am
Real property pain underpins Israel’s sobering housing statistics
With price highs and transaction lows, securing a property deal seems harder than ever
By Danielle Nagler
An aerial view of Netanya in 2022. Illustrative. (Wirestock via iStock by Getty Images)
July 28, 2023, 4:23 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
A screen shot from a video showing a forest fire near Kibbutz Heftziba, near Afula, in northern Israel, July 15, 2023. (Channel 13, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 16, 2023, 3:53 am
Firefighters bring blaze near kibbutz in northern Israel under control
Some 20 crews dispatched to battle forest fire flames outside Kibbutz Heftziba, near Afula; some homes briefly evacuated
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a man approaching an underground garbage bin where he was later found dead, July 9, 2023. (Channel 12. used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 11, 2023, 1:56 pm
Elderly man found dead in underground garbage bin two days after falling in
Incident spotted on CCTV footage, after police were alerted to disappearance of man, 73, who was visiting his mother, 96, in Afula
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of new residential towers in Beit Shemesh, April 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
February 24, 2023, 5:15 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
View of neighborhoods in the city of Tiberias on December 17, 2017. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 9, 2023, 11:26 pm
National Security Council said preparing $14 billion earthquake readiness plan
If approved by gov’t, it would see strengthening of 600,000 residential buildings, 80,000 commercial properties — with focus on high-risk cities such as Beit She’an, Tiberias
By Ash Obel
An aerial view of the city of Afula, September 2013. (Assaf Sagi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
February 2, 2023, 11:19 pm
Afula to build massive new neighborhoods to grow population
Northern planning district gives green light on major urban expansion, with new housing, commercial centers, offices
By Danielle Nagler
Front view of the HaEmek Medical Center Campus, January 23, 2008. (Almog [Own work], via Wikimedia Commons)
February 1, 2023, 8:09 pm
Jewish woman refuses to share hospital room with Arab woman, who agrees to move
Staff at HaEmek Medical Center in Afula refuse to accede racist request to move Arab couple, who eventually decide to relocate on their own
By Ash Obel
A view of a residential area in the central Israeli city of Lod, November 15, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 16, 2022, 6:38 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is going on in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
A panoramic view of the port of Haifa and the surrounding neighborhoods. Illustrative. (Kateryna Mashkevych via iStock by Getty Images)
December 2, 2022, 6:01 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is going on in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
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