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Police forces are seen at the scene where a crane collapsed onto a vehicle, killing a woman in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem, January 28, 2026. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
January 28, 2026, 7:18 pm
Woman, 70, killed in Jerusalem after crane falls on her amid winter windstorm
Identity of the victim not yet announced; unclear if high winds caused construction vehicle to overturn, and police say three suspects connected to the site were detained
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Magen David Adom paramedics arrive to the site of a scaffolding collapse in Tel Aviv which killed one construction worker on August 26, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
August 26, 2025, 2:29 pm
Construction worker killed as scaffolding collapses at Tel Aviv building site
Rescuers need three hours to reach victim buried under four stories of trusses; site manager detained for questioning
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
September 18, 2023, 10:48 am
Construction worker killed in Netanya
First responders declare man dead at the scene; cause of accident not immediately clear
By ToI Staff
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 4, 2023, 6:17 pm
Two men killed in separate work accidents
Palestinian laborer falls to his death at construction site in Arraba; factory worker electrocuted in Kiryat Gat
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
July 30, 2023, 2:36 pm
Foreign worker crushed to death at construction site
Man, 40, reportedly falls along with collapsed scaffolding, with firefighters struggling to extract him
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of a construction site in the city of Gedera, February 3, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
July 6, 2023, 3:18 pm
Construction worker killed in fall in southern Israel
Paramedics declare man dead at construction site in Netivot after he falls some 5 meters and sustains severe head injury
By ToI Staff
IDF rescuers work to pull a pair of Palestinian construction workers from under collapsed rubble in the Neve Daniel settlement on May 31, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 31, 2023, 11:20 pm
IDF rescuers pull 2 Palestinians from collapsed settlement construction site
Workers evacuated to Jerusalem hospital in serious and moderate condition after two-hour operation
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance is seen on the coast of central Israel. (Magen David Adom)
May 21, 2023, 11:15 am
Construction worker killed when struck by heavy object near Shoham
Paramedics find man without vital signs, pronounce him dead after resuscitation efforts fail
By ToI Staff
The scene of a deadly crane collapse on Reines Street in Tel Aviv on May 1, 2023 (Magen David Adom)
May 1, 2023, 3:01 pm
Construction worker killed in Tel Aviv crane collapse
Medical personnel declare 40-year-old man dead at the scene after he gets entangled in electrical wires
By ToI Staff
Emergency responders at a construction site in Ramat Gan where scaffolding collapsed, killing two and injuring several others. (Israel Fire and Rescue Services)
March 16, 2023, 4:57 pm
2 killed, 6 wounded in construction site scaffolding collapse in Ramat Gan
Firefighters and paramedics extricate people trapped under debris; police say Lahav 433 investigative unit to probe incident
By ToI Staff
An illustrative file photo of an ambulance on August 23, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2023, 7:31 pm
Man crushed to death by factory machine; construction worker falls to his death
Separate fatalities in Ashkelon and Netanya said to bring to 10 the number of people killed in work accidents since the beginning of the year
By ToI Staff
Rescue and medical teams at the scene at a fatal construction accident in Ashdod, February 8, 2023. (Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 4:44 pm
Two construction workers killed by collapsing wall in Ashdod
Both suffer head injuries and are declared dead at scene; labor minister vows to up supervision in effort to stamp out worksite deaths
By ToI Staff
The moment a bridge collapsed in RIshon Lezion, bringing construction vehicles crashing to the ground, January 29, 2022 (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 31, 2023, 8:34 am
Two construction vehicles crash to the ground in Rishon Lezion bridge collapse
2 workers moderately, lightly injured; incident occurred during work to demolish structure; site foreman detained for questioning by police
By ToI Staff
Medics attend to a construction worker who was fatally injured at a site in Bnei Brak, January 26, 2022. (Hatzolah)
January 26, 2023, 11:45 am
Construction worker killed by collapsing wall in Bnei Brak
Medics unable to resuscitate man buried under rubble at site, in latest in series of deadly accidents
By ToI Staff
This handout photo shows a Magen David Adom paramedic trying to extract a pair of construction workers who were crushed by a crane at a building site in Tel Mond, January 16, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
January 16, 2023, 7:08 pm
Two construction workers killed in separate crane accidents
One laborer crushed between bucket lift and metal beam in Tel Mond; second person killed in Jerusalem by iron plate that fell when cable came loose, 2 detained
By ToI Staff
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