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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Nazareth

Entisar Hijaze seen being arrested by police early on October 8, 2024, in Tamra, northern Israel. (Israel Police)
October 8, 2024, 5:44 pm
Arrest of Arab Israeli woman over TikTok clip raises questions about police conduct
Entisar Hijaze detained overnight after Ben Gvir sends police her dance video dated October 7, 2023; State Attorney’s Office: Not clear why officers blindfolded her
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Reem and Imad Younis at Alpha Omega company headquarters, August 7, 2024. (Courtesy)
August 19, 2024, 8:09 am
Doubling down on unlikely success story, Arab-Israeli couple takes med-tech giant to Jenin
Short on cash but long on grit, Reem and Imad Younis co-founded their company Alpha Omega in 1993 to make a ‘brain Waze’; now they’re taking a risk, in line with their vision
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A police car near a crime scene in Jerusalem, March 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
July 5, 2024, 8:45 pm
Two men shot dead within hours in Nazareth; police said to suspect criminal disputes
Homicides in Arab community rise to 118 since the start of 2024, four more than same period in record-breaking 2023; women organize protest march in Tamra against crime wave
By ToI Staff
A view of the city Nazareth northern Israel, March 25, 2024. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 5, 2024, 10:22 am
Man killed, 2 seriously wounded in Nazareth as Arab crime wave continues to grow
According to Abraham Initiatives NGO, pace of deaths by violent crime in Arab community have now surpassed rate of 2023, the deadliest year on record
By ToI Staff
Illustrative - Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defense system over the Golan Heights on May 16, 2024. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
June 8, 2024, 12:32 am
In apparent deepest attack of war, drone launched from Lebanon strikes near Nazareth
IDF says it failed to intercept projectile, investigating why sirens didn’t warn of incoming drone; Hezbollah doesn’t immediately take credit
By Emanuel Fabian
Communications Ministry inspectors raid the Al Jazeera network's Nazareth office, May 9, 2024. (Communications Ministry)
May 9, 2024, 8:39 pm
After ban, ministry raids Al Jazeera’s Nazareth branch, seizes equipment
Inspectors confiscate broadcasting gear from blacklisted network; Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi vows ‘Israel won’t let Hamas broadcast from here’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police inspect the scene of a murder in the northern city of Nazareth on September 23, 2019. (Israel Police Spokesperson)
April 10, 2024, 2:28 pm
Death toll rises in Nazareth extended family shooting; motive unknown
Suspect dies by suicide after mass shooting in which three family members killed, others wounded; murder rate in Arab community outpacing last year’s
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Israel Police car in Tel Aviv on April 12, 2020. (joseh51camera/iStock by Getty Images)
April 9, 2024, 11:05 pm
Man kills two family members, then takes his own life, in Nazareth mass shooting
40-year-old Iksal resident also injures five, two of them critically; 48 members of Arab community slain since start of 2024
By ToI Staff
Exterior of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, March 2024. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
March 30, 2024, 7:06 am
An Easter visit to Mount Precipice and Jesus’s hometown of Nazareth
Despite wartime drop in tourism, the churches, basilica, White Mosque and charming old town, with spice shops, fashion and superb eateries, bustle with locals, are stunning as ever
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Ballot envelopes for the municipal elections in Jerusalem -- yellow for the mayor; white for the council -- pictured at a warehouse on February 22, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 26, 2024, 7:07 am
As Israel heads to municipal elections mid-war, here’s what you need to know
The war against Hamas forced 2 postponements of the vote, but it will finally take place on Tuesday – except in those parts of the country that have been evacuated
By Tal Schneider
This picture taken on January 31, 2024 shows a view of the almost empty Roman Catholic Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth in northern Israel. Nazareth's landmark basilica is empty, the surrounding restaurants, stores and market that thrive on pilgrims are closed, while hotels in the Old City have been shut for months. (Nicolas Garcia/AFP)
February 8, 2024, 8:05 pm
Israel-Hamas war ices hopes for post-pandemic tourism rebound
Foreign tourism, particularly Christian pilgrimage, grinds to a halt due to the war instead of bouncing back with the mitigation of COVID-19 threat
By AFP
Issa Kassissieh dressed up as Santa Claus welcoming visitors inside 'Jerusalem's Santa House' in the Christian Quarter of the Old City, December 14, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani/Times of Israel)
December 19, 2023, 11:50 pm
As war mars festivities, Christians in Israel and West Bank cling to Christmas spirit
In Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth, public celebrations have been called off, but some insist that the holiday’s message of hope must be allowed to shine
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Violinist Nabil Abboud Ashkar pushes forward with fifth annual Nazareth's Liturgical Festival, December 14-16, 2023 (Courtesy Yoel Levy)
December 12, 2023, 8:58 am
Nazareth’s Liturgical Festival to go ahead, shorter than usual
Annual Christmas event to be held despite war; music is the basis for an improved, harmonious life, says festival founder
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative: A police car and ambulance in Petah Tikva, August 4, 2017. (Roy Alima/Flash90)
December 3, 2023, 10:06 am
Man shot dead in Nazareth in suspected organized crime hit
Issa Masra Fatuah, 38, critically injured as he sits in his car, dies in hospital; two days earlier, four suspects were arrested as they headed to town for gangland attack
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police at a crime scene in Abu Snan in northern Israel, August 22, 2023. (Shir Torem/Flash90)
November 28, 2023, 9:16 pm
Two Arab men shot dead in separate incidents as crime slayings rage on
Man found dead in Kafr Qara; hours later another gunned down in Nazareth; watchdog says violent crime toll in community reaches 220 this year
By ToI Staff
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