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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 589

Deir al-Asad

Police and rescue personnel try to extract two firefighters and another man from a hole into which they fell, in the northern village of Deir al-Asad, August 13, 2023. (screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law))
August 17, 2023, 11:55 pm
Two firefighters dropped from operational activity after fatal pit rescue attempt
Initial probe finds faults in operation that led to deaths of two firefighters, as well as the 20-year-old they were trying to save, after he fell into a shaft in Deir al-Asad
By ToI Staff
Police and rescue personnel at the scene where three people fell into an eight-meter-deep pit in Deir El Asad, northern Israel on August 13, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)
August 15, 2023, 10:33 am
Firefighter succumbs to wounds, marking 3rd death in pit rescue attempt
Dekel Marciano, 33, suffered serious injuries during attempted rescue operation in Deir al-Asad, which also claimed another responder and Palestinian laborer who fell into hole
By ToI Staff
Police and rescue personnel at the scene where three people fell into an eight-meter-deep pit in Deir El Asad, northern Israel on August 13, 2023. (David Cohen/Flash90)
August 13, 2023, 3:47 pm
Two people die after falling into pit in north; third in critical condition
Two firefighters fall into eight-meter-deep hole during attempt to rescue Palestinian man who fell in earlier; one firefighter declared dead in hospital, along with the man
By Michael Horovitz
Police at the scene of the murder of Sahar Ismail, the education minister's aide for Arab society, in the northern Israeli town of Rameh, on August 15, 2021. (Flash90)
October 18, 2021, 10:09 am
Man gunned down in Bi’na, marking 100th Arab Israeli homicide in 2021
Police open investigation into shooting as crime in Arab communities continues to surge, with 2021 set to be deadliest year in recent memory
By Aaron Boxerman
Two police cars are set on fire in the town of Deir al-Asad in northern Israel amid a clash between residents and officers, on June 19, 2021 (Screenshot/Twitter)
June 20, 2021, 10:10 am
11 arrested in overnight raids after police, residents clash in Arab town
Police say suspects held for attacking cops; Deir al-Asad council says police inappropriately burst into wedding, shot innocent man; officers say were responding to gunfire reports
By ToI Staff
Two police cars are set on fire in the town of Deir al-Asad in northern Israel amid a clash between residents and officers, on June 19, 2021 (Screenshot/Twitter)
June 19, 2021, 5:58 pm
Man shot, 4 officers wounded, cop cars burned in clash at wedding in Arab town
Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire at celebration in north; one cop wounded by stone thrown from building; locals say police shot resident
By Emanuel Fabian
Police officers and onlookers at the scene of a deadly shooting in the northern town of Deir al-Asad, April 9, 2021. (Israel Police)
April 10, 2021, 12:27 am
2 cousins shot to death in northern Arab town
Investigation opened into suspected double murder in Deir al-Asad, in which 2 children also hurt; man killed in separate shooting
By ToI Staff
Police check cars at a temporary checkpoint in the northern Arab Israeli town of Deir el-Assad on April 16, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic . (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
April 25, 2020, 12:54 pm
Checkpoints dismantled as lockdown of virus-hit Arab towns in north lifted
Police take down most checkpoints placed at entrances to Deir al-Asad and Bi’ina, the former of which had the highest infection rate in the country as of Friday
By ToI Staff
Police at a temporary checkpoint in the northern Arab Israeli town of Deir al-Asad, April 15, 2020. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
April 18, 2020, 3:37 am
2 Arab Israeli towns locked down as ‘restricted area’ amid fears of outbreak
Adjacent communities of Deir al-Asad and Bi’ina in northern Israel closed for 7 days as confirmed infections in locality skyrocket, possibly due to opening of test center
By ToI Staff
A soldier prepares to distribute food packages to residents of cities and towns hit by the coronavirus, in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 16, 2020, 8:41 pm
IDF girds for long-term battle with coronavirus
Military prepares to release troops for furlough; soldiers helping in Arab towns hit by disease, cooperation largely good despite strained ties, army spokesman says
By Judah Ari Gross
A Magen David Adom paramedic tests a woman for the coronavirus at drive-thru testing site in the northern city of Tamra on March 31, 2020. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
April 15, 2020, 12:56 pm
Lockdown weighed in northern Arab town as ministry warns of virus outbreak there
Residents of Deir al-Asad and 3 nearby communities directed to stay home due to ‘very high’ infection rate; rise in confirmed cases comes after testing center opened in area
By ToI Staff
Eviatar Azarzar (Courtesy)
December 28, 2019, 9:59 pm
18-year-old found shot dead in pit named as Jerusalemite Eviatar Azarzar
Murder victim reportedly known to police for previous involvement in violence; gag order imposed on investigation
By ToI Staff
A police car and other vehicles are seen at the site where a body with gunshot wounds was found in the central city of Ramat Hasharon, December 27, 2019. (Screen capture: Twitter)
December 28, 2019, 1:31 pm
Body found with gunshot wounds in pit near Ramat Hasharon cemetery
Victim reportedly known to police for his previous involvement in violence; in separate case, 60-year-old man shot to death outside Deir al-Asad in suspected murder
By ToI Staff
Bullet holes are seen in the windshield of a police car after it was fired on in the northern town of Deir al-Asad on November 23, 2019. (Screen capture: Twitter)
November 23, 2019, 2:42 pm
Shots fired at police car in northern Israel
No reports of injuries following incident in Deir al-Asad; helicopter dispatched to town to assist officers in search efforts
By ToI Staff
A vervet monkey that escaped from a farm in southern Lebanon, crossed the border into Israel and evaded capture for two weeks, was finally tempted into a cage with food, June 6, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
June 6, 2019, 11:26 pm
Lebanese monkey nabbed after 2-week chase in northern Israel
Experts from Yodfat Monkey Forest finally manage to tempt vervet into cage with food after he was spotted in villages and towns around northern Israel but evaded capture
By Sue Surkes
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