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MDA medics outside the scene of a deadly stabbing in Rehovot, June 16, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 16, 2026, 5:17 pm
Elderly man stabbed to death in Rehovot; police arrest son, who reportedly confesses
Reports say man, 40, called cops on himself after stabbing his 84-year-old father in an apartment they shared; knife found in suspect’s possession
By ToI Staff
People lining up in Otello in Rehovot on Shabbat in protest of the fine the business received for operating on Shabbat, on May 16, 2026. (Ynet/Screenshot)
May 17, 2026, 12:02 pm
Hundreds show up to support Rehovot businesses fined for opening on Shabbat
Ice cream parlor Otello and cafe Nook are cited after operating on Saturdays for over a year, leading residents to complain about uneven enforcement of Shabbat policy
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance in central Israel, March 29, 2012. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
March 13, 2026, 5:22 am
Teen girl fatally run over, allegedly by drunk driver, while seeking shelter from missile
Gaia Oren, 17, hit in Rehovot after central city received early warning of attack, though sirens didn’t ultimately sound there; driver arrested, suspected of reckless manslaughter
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
A general view of the main entrance to the Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion on October 28, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 22, 2025, 6:02 pm
Police arrest woman on suspicion of killing her 48-year-old daughter
Daughter’s body found days after death, police say; deceased reportedly suffered from mental health issues and was cared for by her mother; residents skeptical of her guilt
By Charlie Summers
L-R: Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman attends a rally for the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip in Jerusalem, February 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Yarden Mann seen at a court hearing at the Rehovot Magistrate's Court, September 17, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
September 17, 2025, 6:11 pm
Woman acquitted of alleged 2024 assault on Environment Minister Idit Silman
Judge says Silman ‘had difficulty giving reasonable version’ of events,’ slams police for ‘rushing to draw conclusions’ and questioning suspect Yarden Mann on her political views
By ToI Staff
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a ballistic missile impact in Rehovot, June 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
August 10, 2025, 4:01 pm
Holocaust survivor, 91, dies nearly two months after injury in Iranian missile attack
Olga Weissberg found dead at her home in Rehovot Saturday; unclear if death related to her previous injuries; family asks that public attend funeral, scheduled for Sunday at 5 p.m.
By ToI Staff
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a ballistic missile impact in Rehovot, June 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/ Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 3:12 am
85-year-old man dies of wounds sustained in Iranian missile attack last month
Rehovot resident’s death comes two weeks after another victim of same missile attack succumbed to injuries, raises toll from Iran’s strikes to 30
By ToI Staff
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Rehovot, June 15, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 13, 2025, 6:02 pm
Philippine national dies of wounds from Iranian missile attack
29th victim of the war named by Philippine embassy as Leah Mosquera, 49, who was injured in June 15 strike in Rehovot
By ToI Staff
Israeli teams work to assess the damage and clear the rubble in Bnei Brak after a local school suffered a direct missile strike by Iran, June 16, 2025. (Stav Levaton/Times of Israel)
June 23, 2025, 12:44 pm
Education Ministry shuts 80 ultra-Orthodox schools flouting closure orders, backtracks
Schools stayed open despite IDF Home Front Command shuttering all education facilities amid missile danger from Iran; ministry orders them closed, halts their funding, then reverses move
By Rossella Tercatin, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Prof. Eldad Tzahor from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot visits the site where his lab used to stand after it suffered a direct hit from an Iranian missile on June 15, 2025. (Courtesy)
June 19, 2025, 10:16 pm
From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack
Some 45 labs in the prestigious sciences center were damaged and might take years — and tens of millions — to rebuild. Multiple researchers lost their life’s work
By Rossella Tercatin
Rehovot resident Deborah Fait after her home was damaged by an Iranian missile fired on June 15, 2025. (Courtesy)
June 15, 2025, 10:03 pm
‘I tried to go to the living room, but it wasn’t there anymore’: A near miss in Rehovot
Deborah Fait, 84, was woken by sirens and booms; her house was heavily damaged in missile strike, but she and her neighbors were unharmed; ‘I’m lucky to be alive,’ she says
By Rossella Tercatin
Ballistic missile damage seen in Rehovot, on June 15, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 15, 2025, 5:30 pm
Iranian missile attacks damage Haifa oil refinery and Rehovot university buildings
Bazan says pipelines and transmission lines at sensitive industrial site struck, but work continuing; no injuries reported as Weizmann Institute hit, causing fire
By ToI Staff
Responders work in a damaged building following a strike by an Iranian missile in the city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, early on June 15, 2025. (Jack Guez / AFP)
June 15, 2025, 9:05 am
9 dead, including 3 children, in Iranian missile strike on Bat Yam apartment building
Nearly 200 hurt, one still missing, with mayor saying 61 buildings damaged in attack; at least 42 injured in Rehovot, including mother and toddler
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Pvt. Arthur Gasner (Courtesy)
May 15, 2025, 4:30 pm
IDF determines soldier killed in 1949 was buried in Rehovot grave with comrades
5-year investigation identifies remains of Pvt. Arthur Gasner, 76 years after he was killed in action; he was listed as fallen but missing
By Emanuel Fabian
Screenshots of the footage of the alleged altercation between an employee and IDF soldiers at the Ramat Gan McDonald's, December 31, 2024. (Screenshots from X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 1, 2025, 7:49 pm
Ben Gvir orders arrest of Arab Israeli McDonald’s employee who accosted soldiers
Video shows employee throwing things at two soldiers, witness says he got irate after the soldiers started filming him; Ben Gvir says police arrested man on his orders
By ToI Staff
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