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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

malls

The newly opened Azrieli Sarona Mall in Tel Aviv, April 25, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90
How the Israeli mall became a one-stop shop for vets, MDs, gyms – and peace of mind
By Jennifer Korn
As commercial centers continue to be built throughout the country, they’re turning into de facto town squares during a challenging national time
Illustrative: The D-City design mall in Ma'aleh Adumim, outside Jerusalem, on August 20, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 20, 2025, 9:59 am
Despite low foot traffic, West Bank’s D-City design mall so far proving too big to fail
While the mall outside Jerusalem feels nearly empty, the home stores remain committed to maintaining a presence, and the event halls and entertainment centers keep operations afloat
By Zev Stub
People shop at the at BIG Fashion in Glilot on March 4, 2025. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
March 5, 2025, 7:17 pm
Big hype brings big crowds to big new open-air mall, but will they stick around?
Opening of BIG Fashion Glilot between Tel Aviv and Herzliya creates initial buzz, but with plenty of nearby malls featuring largely the same stores, shoppers might not come rushing back
By Sharon Wrobel
A still image taken from a video shows damage incurred at Savyonim Mall in Yehud, central Israel, after thieves broke in and stole an ATM on Friday night, January 10, 2025. (Screenshot, X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 13, 2025, 12:39 pm
Thieves steal ATM from mall in central Israel, can’t open it
Police searching for suspects who fled the scene without the cash, leaving behind extensive damage
By Charlie Summers
The newly opened Azrieli Sarona Mall in Tel Aviv, April 25, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90
September 27, 2024, 10:11 am
How the Israeli mall became a one-stop shop for vets, MDs, gyms – and peace of mind
As commercial centers continue to be built throughout the country, they’re turning into de facto town squares during a challenging national time
By Jennifer Korn
Israeli families enjoy a music headphone party at the TLV fashion mall in Tel Aviv during municipal election day on February 27, 2024. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2024, 7:16 pm
Though voter turnout low, Israelis flock to malls on municipal election holiday
Shoppers hit the stores and cafes, spending NIS 1.577 billion via credit card transactions, an increase of more than 24% compared to last election day in November 2022
By Sharon Wrobel
Visitors evacuate from a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, October 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
October 3, 2023, 3:52 pm
Shooting at Bangkok mall popular with tourists leaves 3 dead, 6 injured
Shooter, 14, apprehended by police as masses, including Israeli tourists, flee bustling Paragon Mall after gunshots ring out
By AP and ToI Staff
The Big shopping center in Yehud on May 4, 2021 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 10, 2023, 12:36 pm
In walkback, mall chain says stores can open Tuesday during planned overhaul strike
Big Shopping Centers had faced right-wing boycott threats and political pushback, with one MK vowing to use his immunity to physically prevent ‘bunch of pigs’ from closing stores
By ToI Staff
The Big shopping center in Yehud on May 4, 2021 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 9, 2023, 11:38 am
Mall chain threatens strike if bill to curtail judicial oversight clears first vote
Lapid urges Histadrut labor federation to call general strike as overhaul opponents prepare to demonstrate Tuesday against coalition’s renewed push to weaken judiciary
By Alexander Fulbright
A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred , May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
May 8, 2023, 6:13 am
Texas investigators suspect gunman who killed 8 had neo-Nazi views
Officials say probe is in early stages, but Mauricio Garcia appears to have expressed interest in white supremacist ideology; shooter wore patch popular with right-wing extremists
By Jake Bleiberg, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Jamie Stengle
People gather across the street from a US shopping center after a shooting on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
May 7, 2023, 6:29 am
US gunman kills 8, including children, at Texas mall before being shot dead
Attacker also injures 7, of whom 3 are in critical condition; hundreds of shoppers flee in panic; local employee: ‘People are freaking out’
By Jake Bleiberg and Rebecca Boone
People shop at the Hadar Mall in Jerusalem, on December 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 16, 2021, 3:36 pm
Green Pass rules for malls delayed amid confusion over enforcement
Ministers fail to reach agreement on new measures; 62 children, 2 teachers infected in Jerusalem elementary school outbreak; 10 cases of Omicron found on two flights over past week
By ToI Staff
Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem, July 19, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 15, 2021, 7:38 pm
After outcry, government walks back demand for vaccine bracelets at malls
New plan would have allowed only vaccinated shoppers into non-essential stores; business owners vowed to rebel, saying it would severely curtail revenue
By ToI Staff
People walk in a mall in Rosh Pina, ahead of its wider reopening to the public, on March 2, 2021. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
December 14, 2021, 9:34 pm
Malls to get Green Pass rules starting Friday; owners plan fightback
Proposal will bar those without proof of immunity or a negative COVID test from non-essential stores; numerous shop owners vow to oppose step, which one minister calls ‘madness’
By ToI Staff
Police and inspectors of the Bat Yam municipality enforce a COVID-19 lockdown at the mall in Bat Yam, which was partially opened against government regulations, on February 11, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 11, 2021, 2:29 pm
Police shut down 3 malls that reopened in defiance of lockdown
Shopping centers in Bat Yam, Karmiel, and Petah Tikva allowed in customers who have been inoculated against or recovered from COVID-19, or tested negative in past 72 hours
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
View of the closed-down stores in the Givatayim Mall during a nationwide lockdown, January 18, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 10, 2021, 9:51 pm
Police warn of heavy enforcement as some shops plan to open in revolt
Dozens of retailers expected to open to the public Thursday in three malls in defiance of rules, though while adhering to self-declared regulations
By ToI Staff
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