Soroka Medical Center

Investigators examine the scene after a gas explosion in the southern city of Sderot, June 8, 2018. (Courtesy Magen David Adom)

June 8, 2018, 8:42 am

Two hurt in suspected Sderot gas explosion

Despite initial concerns that the blast was caused by a projectile fired from Gaza, authorities say blast was not an attack

By TOI staff

Illustrative photo of human sperm (photo credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Bobjgalindo/Wikimedia)

June 7, 2018, 12:39 pm

Prolonged stress affects sperm quality, says study of Israelis during Gaza wars

Sperm moved more slowly in nearly four out of 10 samples taken from men during and just after military confrontations between Israel and Hamas in 2012, 2014

By Sue Surkes

A lab at Ben-Gurion University (Courtesy)

May 3, 2018, 2:32 pm

Israeli researchers say new treatment could boost fertility in women and men

Scientists say single dose of compound developed at Ben-Gurion University could speed up egg maturation and ovulation

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tzur Alfi of Mazkeret Batya, who was killed in a flash flood in the south during a school trip on April 26, 2018. (Facebook)

April 28, 2018, 6:29 pm

Flood victim said to have refused to climb to safety, pulled up friends 1 by 1

Tzur Alfi's girlfriend says 18-year-old dreamed of serving in IDF's elite search and rescue unit, but his heroism during flash flood showed he didn't even need the training

By TOI staff

Israeli emergency services take part in a search and rescue mission near the Dead Sea on April 26, 2018. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)

April 27, 2018, 11:43 pm

‘We called out their names, nobody answered’ — teen recalls deadly flood

Member of group hit by torrent that killed 10 in desert ravine describes moment friends were swept away. 'It was a powerful wave, I'd never seen anything like it'

By TOI staff

A military helicopter searches for missing students near the Dead Sea, southern Israel, April 26, 2018. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)

April 27, 2018, 3:14 am

Flash flood survivor describes friend ‘slipping away in front of my eyes’

Teen hiker saw 'bodies floating in the water' after powerful surge of water submerged the Tzafit River, killing 10 students

By TOI staff

A car drives through flooded water running through a valley blocking the main road along the Dead Sea, near the desert fortress of Masada, following heavy rainfall on April 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)

April 25, 2018, 6:34 pm

Two killed in flash floods as storm, hail batter Israel

Rare April deluge sweeps across country, forcing closure of roads, an airport and a flooded mall

By TOI staff

A woman with breast cancer receives a CT scan (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)

April 25, 2018, 2:35 pm

Israel researchers use electronic nose, urine test to detect early breast cancer

Team from Ben-Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center says these inexpensive methods may be used for other cancers next

By Shoshanna Solomon

IDF soldier Eliyahu Drori, who was killed in a tank accident (IDF spokesperson's office)

April 15, 2018, 1:49 am

Soldier killed in tank accident named as Eliyahu Drori, 20

Two soldiers still in intensive care; armored vehicle said to have been responding to smuggling attempt when it fell into riverbed, catching fire

By TOI staff

Ambulances seen outside a home in the Negev city of Netivot where a child died after being left in a car on March 28, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot news)

March 28, 2018, 8:31 pm

4-year-old dies after being left in car; baby dies in daycare

Bad reception prevents Netivot toddler's parents from calling ambulance; teacher detained for questioning in separate Tel Aviv death

By TOI staff

Firefighters examine the destruction in a children's bedroom after a blaze in a Beersheba apartment, March 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Ynet news)

March 26, 2018, 11:18 am

2-year-old girl who died in Beersheba blaze buried

Hundreds of relatives and friends attend funeral after 'terrible tragedy'; brother still in mortal danger; sister who jumped to safety released from hospital

By TOI staff

An eight-year-old girl leaps from a blaze on the eighth floor to safety on the sixth floor of a Beersheba apartment block on March 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Ynet news)

March 26, 2018, 1:56 am

Toddler killed in Beersheba apartment fire, girl leaps from balcony to safety

Firefighters investigating cause of eighth-floor blaze; video captures dramatic jump

By TOI staff

Scene of a car accident on highway 90 near the Dead Sea on March 16, 2018. (Magen David Adom)

March 16, 2018, 2:54 pm

Young boy critically injured, 9 others hurt, in collision near Dead Sea

Helicopters rush victims to hospital after two cars smash into each other head-on on Route 90 near Leonardo Plaza Hotel

By TOI staff

The scene of the accident near Kadima on February 23, 2018. (Magen David Adom)

February 23, 2018, 3:51 pm

14-year-old girl killed, 2 seriously injured in road accidents

Pedestrian hit by jeep in southern Bedouin town; 40-year-old motorcyclist hit by truck in central Israel; teens injured on electric bike

By TOI staff

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli soldiers near the border fence east of Gaza City on December 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed)

February 19, 2018, 8:42 pm

After IED attack, Israel warns Gazans of more severe response to protests

Military liaison says weekly demonstrations being used as cover for terror activity, encourages Palestinians to rally against Hamas instead

By Judah Ari Gross