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Illustrative: Israeli students celebrate after finishing the school year in the southern city of Ashdod, June 20, 2024. (Liron Molodovan/Flash90)
May 4, 2026, 1:19 pm
30 students celebrating end of high school hospitalized with eye injuries from foam spray
Doctor says some will require follow-up treatment due to cornea injuries, warn against use of foam spray without protection
By Michael Horovitz
An Iranian missile explodes in an open area near Hadera on March 25, 2026 (X/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 25, 2026, 4:55 pm
Iran appears to target Israeli power plant in missile attack, but misses
Senior Iranian official confirms receipt of US peace proposal, with Turkey and Pakistan possible venues for talks; IAF bombs Iran’s sole facility for developing submarines
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A National Insurance Institute worker feeds a baby found abandoned in a stairwell in Hadera, January 26, 2026. (National Insurance Institute spokesperson)
January 26, 2026, 1:15 pm
Abandoned newborn found in Hadera stairwell, authorities search for parents
Staff at National Insurance Institute branch find baby boy, estimated to be no more than two weeks old, feed him until medics arrive; boy said in good condition
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: A police car is seen at a crime scene in Hadera on April 28, 2025. (Flash90)
January 17, 2026, 3:00 pm
Apparent human fetus found in drain under Hadera residential building
Residents said to have discovered 23-week-old fetus in sewer after days of plumbing issues; unclear if it was aborted or miscarried
By ToI Staff
A rally marking 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, with participants holding signs that read, 'Rabin was right,' near Rabin Square on November 1, 2025 (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 3, 2025, 2:43 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 3: Day 759 – Israel marks 30 years since Rabin’s death
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on the changes in the 30 years since Rabin’s assassination; reporter Sue Surkes discusses pollution in West Bank and Hadera
By Jessica Steinberg, Tal Schneider and Sue Surkes
The coal-fired Orot Rabin power station in Hadera, central Israel, seen from the Hadera Stream National Park, April 25, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
October 29, 2025, 4:27 pm
Residents of most-polluted city fight bid to extend life of coal-fired power station
50 to 250 early deaths in Hadera region attributed to pollution from Orot Rabin annually; despite decision to shut station by 2022, electricity chiefs want extension of 3-10 years
By Sue Surkes
A Magen David Adom ambulance stands at the scene where a 2-year-old girl was found in a closed car, unattended, unconscious and in critical condition with signs of heat stroke, in Hadera, July 3, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
July 3, 2025, 10:07 pm
3 kids suffer heat stroke after being left in cars; 2-year-old in critical condition
Police investigating two separate incidents in area of Hadera; children left unattended in cars is a recurring problem in the sweltering Israeli summer
By ToI Staff
Paramedics at the scene of a suspected murder in Hadera, after a woman was found dead on April 28, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
April 28, 2025, 5:01 pm
Woman’s body found buried near Hadera home; police arrest her brother
Mia Cohen’s brother was issued a restraining order after trying to break into her house; women’s advocacy group calls for probe of police for failing to prevent killing
By Charlie Summers
A shark swims right past a group of men after one had thrown it a dead fish, off the Mediterranean coast at the Hadera Stream Park, central Israel, April 25, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2025, 2:27 pm
Despite fatal attack, beachgoers continue to provoke sharks near Hadera power station
Days after diver was mauled to death, visitors again seeking contact with the predators, with little enforcement to be found
By Sue Surkes
Barak Tzach, who was killed in a shark attack off the Hadera coast on April 21, 2025 (Facebook)
April 23, 2025, 3:29 pm
Police confirm man killed in shark attack; victim named as Barak Tzach, 45
Wife denies reports her husband had been carrying dead fish that attracted the shark off the Hadera coast, says he was just documenting them
By ToI Staff
Shark swims in the Mediterranean Sea as Israeli police search the area for a swimmer who they fear was attacked by a shark on Monday, near Hadera, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 23, 2025, 11:14 am
As search goes on for missing swimmer, experts say people shouldn’t have teased sharks
Nature groups say warnings not to approach the fish went unheeded, but still unclear why man was apparently mauled: ‘They are not creatures that attack’
By ToI Staff and AP
Search and rescue teams search for a diver who has been missing since he was attacked by sharks near the beach in Hadera, April 22, 2025. (Tal Gal/FLASH90)
April 22, 2025, 6:32 pm
Police send ‘findings’ from hunt for shark attack victim for forensic examination
Israel Police spokesman says efforts will continue until we can ‘bring relief to the family’; eyewitness says man shouted ‘I’ve been bitten, I’ve been bitten’ before disappearing
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Teams continue to search on April 22, 2025, for a diver who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Hadera the previous day (Jack Guez/AFP)
April 22, 2025, 1:28 pm
Rescuers resume search for man missing after shark attack at Hadera beach
Friend says he warned man not to go swimming; diving guide says he has swum up close with sharks in area in past, but they never attacked
By ToI Staff
Police search for a diver who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Hadera, on April 21, 2025. (Israel Police)
April 21, 2025, 7:16 pm
Diver missing, feared dead, after rare shark attack off the coast of Hadera
‘They’re eating him,’ witnesses shout. ‘Nobody’s coming to save him’. Recent fish die-offs have attracted dusky and sandbar sharks to area, where swimming is prohibited
By Charlie Summers and Sue Surkes
An aerial view of sharks swimming in the shallow Mediterranean Sea water off the Israeli coastal town of Hadera, north of Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
April 21, 2025, 1:47 am
Seasonal fish mortality draws sharks to central beach, alarming bathers
While fish die-offs are common in April as waters warm, and are known to attract sharks, the animals appear to have discovered Beit Yanai for the first time
By Sue Surkes
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