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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 588

Gedera

Tomer Shpirer (Courtesy)
March 11, 2024, 10:22 pm
Tomer Shpirer, 37: Avid bike rider and father of two
Murdered by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Mefalsim on October 7
By ToI Staff
Paramedics at the scene of an underworld car bombing near the southern town of Kiryat Malachi, October 1, 2023. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
October 1, 2023, 11:28 pm
2 killed, 3 injured as gangland car bombing sparks police chase, shootout
Assailant said to hurl explosive at car carrying rivals, as cops tracking them give chase, fatally shoot suspect; suspected gunman shot by cops deployed to Ramle neighborhood
By ToI Staff
Liba (C) and Sara Goldschmidt, who are suspected of being kidnapped by their mother during a trip in Israel, with their father Ofer. (Courtesy)
August 29, 2023, 6:19 am
Police locate two girls feared abducted by their mother while visiting from US
Officers arrest mother in northern Israel, reunite 8-year-old Liba and 12-year-old Sara with father at police station in Haifa
By Michael Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (right) celebrate with Emunah Cohen, winner of the International Bible Quiz, April 26, 2023. (Haim Zach / GPO)
April 26, 2023, 4:19 pm
Israeli teen girls win first, second place in annual Bible quiz
Result is first of its kind in 17 years; Emunah Cohen and Neta Lax beat out 41 contestants from 20 countries who qualified for advanced stages
By Ash Obel
Barakhat Abu Essa, 22, from Tel Sheva, was indicted on February 23, 2023 for raping a woman in front of her children in their Gedera home in the early hours of February 2, 2023. He appears in this photo at a court hearing in Lod. (Flash90)
February 23, 2023, 7:50 pm
Suspect indicted for aggravated rape of woman in front of her kids in Gedera
Barakhat Abu Essa, 22, from Bedouin town in south, broke into victim’s home, threatened to kill her as toddler cried, then forced her into another room to rape her, prosecutors say
By ToI Staff
A construction site for new housing in the city of Gedera, February 3, 2022. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 2:33 pm
4 suspected of planning to attack Arabs in revenge over rape in Gedera
Group released under restrictive conditions and ordered to stay away from city where assault took place, allegedly by Bedouin man
By Michael Horovitz
Residents of Gedera hold a protest after a resident was allegedly raped in her home on February 3, 2023. (Flash90)
February 5, 2023, 5:14 pm
Suspect in Gedera rape denies any connection to crime during court appearance
Judge remands man into custody for a further 9 days; police official tells court he threatened to murder victim’s children if she kept shouting
By ToI Staff
A screenshot from surveillance video shows a suspect before he allegedly raped a woman in front of her children after breaking into a home in the southern town of Gedera, February 2, 2023. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 4, 2023, 6:41 pm
Man arrested in West Bank on suspicion of raping Gedera woman in front of her kids
Police also arrest 6 other suspects, all residents of the ‘Bedouin diaspora,’ day after incident in southern town triggered protests and anger toward force
By ToI Staff
Residents of Gedera protest after a woman was allegedly raped in her home on February 2, 2023. (Flash90)
February 3, 2023, 6:00 pm
Woman allegedly raped in front of her kids during overnight break-in
Gedera mayor accuses police of ‘incompetence’ and of failing to protect his constituents amid crime uptick; Ben Gvir heckled at the scene over law enforcement response
By ToI Staff
Hundreds of people attend the funeral ceremony of Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank yesterday, at the military cemetery in Gedera, October 12, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 12, 2022, 6:16 pm
‘Be proud of Ido’: Soldier killed in West Bank shooting laid to rest
IDF commander says Ido Baruch, 21, who was killed in the northern West Bank, had ‘spirit of devotion, human love and optimism’
By Ash Obel
Olympic bronze medalist Avishag Semberg is greeted by the press, family and friends as she arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, on July 27, 2021. (Flash90)
July 27, 2021, 10:16 pm
New Olympic medalist Semberg gets hero’s welcome upon return to Israel
19-year-old who won taekwondo bronze in Tokyo sets sights on gold in Paris in 2024; at event in her hometown of Gedera, she tells children ‘anything is possible’ if they dream big
By ToI Staff
The incoming director general of the Environmental Protection Ministry, David Yahalomi (Courtesy the Environmental Protection Ministry)
June 10, 2020, 7:45 pm
Environment Ministry gets new chief with green chops
Minister Gila Gamliel taps as director general David Yahalomi, a strategic planning expert who led environmental projects in Gedera
By Sue Surkes
A car bursts into flames after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod on May 5, 2019. (Flash90)
May 5, 2019, 9:14 pm
Ashdod man killed by rocket, raising death toll to 4, amid massive bombardment
Pinchas Menachem Prezuazman said to be dual Israeli-American citizen; some 50 projectiles rain down on Beersheba, Ashkelon and Yavneh as terror groups fire deep into Israel;
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
X marks the spot: Game boards in the games room discovered at a northern Gedera excavation. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 31, 2018, 9:48 am
Spa and game room found at 1,700-year-old pottery workshop in Israel
Old-time work and play: With 20 hot and cold baths and a kitted-out break room, an ancient ceramics factory near Gedera could teach employee-friendly Google a thing or two
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire raging in Biriya Forest, near Safed, northern Israel, April 25, 2016. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
April 26, 2016, 1:25 am
Negligent hikers likely behind brush fire which ravaged forest
25 acres were scorched as rescue services battled flames at Biriya Forest in Upper Galilee; visitors evacuated, no reports of injuries
By Stuart Winer
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