Tag: Lod
Two indicted for deadly Independence Day terror attack in Elad
Jenin residents Assad Yussef Assad al-Rafa’i and Sabhi Imad Sabhi Abu Shakir were indicted on Thursday on three counts of aggravated murder and committing acts of terrorism for their roles in the deadly May...
Next generation of Orthodox Jewish leaders pledge support and action on behalf of Israel
Delegates from the Religious Zionists of America (RZA)-Mizrachi rabbinic and communal leadership mission returned home with renewed energy to advocate for the Jewish state and call on their local communities and politicians to act on behalf...
Eight arrested in connection with murder of Yigal Yehoshua in Lod riots
Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Jewish Israeli man in Lod last month during the Arab riots that rocked cities throughout the country, the Israel Police said in...
Arab rioting during Gaza conflict exposes long-simmering issues in Israeli mixed cities
The rioting and violence that took place in mixed Jewish-Arab cities during the 11-day Gaza conflict in May has unsettled many Israelis and exposed long-simmering problems in these communities, such as high rates of...
Victim of Lod lynch mob dies of wounds
Fifty-six-year-old Lod resident Yigal Yehoshua died on Monday, less than a week after being critically wounded by a mob of Arab rioters in the central Israeli city.
Yehoshua was struck in the head by a brick while...
Gantz orders emergency call-up of Border Police to quell Arab-Israeli riots
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the emergency call-up of 10 reserve Border Police companies to bolster beleaguered Israel Police forces dealing with widespread violence in Israeli cities.
Gantz said he opposed dispatching Israel Defense...
Israeli leaders condemn communal violence across towns, cities in Jewish state
Israeli political leaders condemned communal Arab-Jewish violence raging across Israeli cities and communities on Wednesday, and called for calm.
“What is happening in Israel’s cities over the past few days is unacceptable,” Israeli Prime Minister...
Arab Israelis in Lod riot, set fire to synagogue
Arab Israelis took to the streets of Lod and neighboring Ramla in the center of the country on Monday night, hurling rocks and firebombs and setting fires to trash cans, tires, a synagogue and...
Israel, Palestinians declare new lockdowns as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise
A seven-day lockdown on several neighborhoods in the Israeli cities of Lod and Ashdod went into effect on Thursday morning as the number of daily coronavirus infections in the country continued to climb, approaching...