Society

The iconic David InterContinental hotel in Tel Aviv has upgraded over 100 rooms on floors 5 to 10. The NIS 40 million renovation project introduces spacious private terraces and redesigned luxury bathrooms.

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court sentenced Liel Shamir, 26, to 250 hours of community service and ordered him to pay damages for punching a demonstrator carrying an Israeli flag in Ramat Gan.

Shlev Biton, who was wounded five years ago by anti-tank fire on the Gaza border and had his leg amputated, is at the center of a storm after becoming the face of a service operated by the company for those who need only one shoe. His picture is being circulated on social media, alongside hashtags and posts against the sports giant that have reached millions of views: "Ignoring children with...

Yehezkel Lifshitz, director of the Water Authority, rejects the claim that the system was caught unprepared, and argues that the very fact that most of the public barely felt the crisis proves the strength of the water sector. He gives himself and the Water Authority a grade of 8 for how the crisis was handled.

If the current pace continues, the number of murder victims this year could reach about 300 for the fourth consecutive year — and the sense of lawlessness has long ceased to be the lot of the Arab street alone. "We thought his murder was a red warning sign — we were wrong!", wrote attorney Igal Frey, a friend of attorney Arbel Feldman, who was murdered in Rishon LeZion. "There was shooting right...

Although 142,000 women experienced physical violence from their partner, only about 41% sought assistance. The gap is also prominent against the backdrop of an increase in the number of violence cases since the beginning of the war, compared to a decrease in the number of complaints. Women's organizations warn: "Responsibility for violence against women cannot be that of a social organization, but...

Missing school in the Netherlands for a vacation leads to heavy fines of 100 euros per day per child, surprise inspections, and even investigations at airports. Testimony from an Israeli woman living there reveals how the strict system works.

Hundreds of residents in Kafr Qara attended the funeral of seven-year-old Siham Said Abu-Ful, who died after being struck by a work vehicle. Her father expressed his profound grief, stating that the pain of her loss is indescribable.

Police, fire, and security forces are currently working to contain a large fire that broke out in an open area near the community of Giva'ot. Following thick smoke and danger to residents, authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of the first line of houses. The 'Elad' squadron's firefighting aircraft joined the ground efforts, and a joint command post was established in the field under police...

The legal drama surrounding Tal Inon Dardik, a farmer and father of four from Samaria, continues. This Friday morning, shortly after his arrest in the north of the country, the prosecution unit of the Judea and Samaria District Police filed an indictment and a request for detention until the end of proceedings at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court.

A suspect filmed himself committing dangerous traffic violations near a police car and posted the footage on social media. Border Police and traffic detectives arrested him at his home in Lod.

Ten babies in ten hours. One after another, five sets of twins were born this week at the Wolfson Medical Center, an unusual sequence of births that turned a routine day in the delivery rooms into an event that neither the staff nor the five families will soon forget. Accompanying the sequence of births was Dr. Laura, one of the obstetricians at the facility.

The operation was launched in an attempt to stop the cycle of murder and shooting that erupted in the city between rival criminal organizations. Some of the criminals tried to escape from the police and were arrested after a foot chase. The previous night, more than 20 suspects were arrested, including the brother of one of the murder victims, whose detention was extended in court.

A 50-year-old resident of the Negev Bedouin sector is accused of concealing marriages to two women from the National Insurance Institute. By presenting them as common-law partners, he fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of shekels.

A new study has found that catching up on sleep on weekends is beneficial for the body. Experts suggest that an extra 1 hour and 27 minutes of sleep is the ideal amount to reduce health risks.

Memory decline with age is a common concern, but not a life sentence. Researchers explain how lifestyle, 'brain gym' exercises, and the phenomenon of 'super-agers' can help maintain cognitive function for years to come.

One of the characteristic and troubling aspects of the 'third age' is memory decline. Is this an inevitable verdict or something that can be changed? We explore the concept of a 'brain gym' and the phenomenon of 'super-agers'.

Yitzhak Aloni's advanced age caused many experts to give up in the face of the severe difficulty in swallowing that threatened his life. But at the Kaplan Medical Center of the Clalit Group, a multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Yael Shapira Galitz refused to surrender to age and restored Yitzhak's taste for life.

It was a routine Saturday for the Almakis family from Beersheba, until there was a knock on the door and, threatening with a pistol, Herzl Avitan, a convicted murderer who escaped from prison, entered the house. The podcast "Digging Journalism" returns to 1988 and the family that "hosted" for the Sabbath one of the most dangerous criminals in the country.

A MADA team that arrived at the scene pronounced the death of the 48-year-old man, who was injured in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 7. "He was lying on the road unconscious, with no pulse and no breathing," they recounted. Just this week, the death toll from traffic accidents crossed the 300-person threshold.

The upcoming weekend will be characterized by comfortable weather, relatively mild for the season. On Friday morning it will be partly cloudy, but during the day it will clear up and become pleasant. There will also be another slight drop in temperatures, mainly in mountainous areas and inland, and they will be normal for the season, alongside a noticeable relief in heat stress.

Twenty national service girls from the Volunteering Association began their service this week at the "ALYN - Beit Noam" organization. 19-year-olds Shani, Kena, and Tehila chose to continue for a second year of challenging work. "They show what true national resilience is."

The Ministry of Health has recommended temporarily halting fishing in the area where treatment against algae proliferation was carried out near desalination plants in the Mediterranean Sea, due to uncertainty regarding the identity of the algae and the effects of the treatment. The ministry emphasizes: there is no proven danger, there is no impediment to consuming fish currently on the market, and...

In Bnei Brak, they have moved from blocking a street in a mixed neighborhood to a total ban on entry with dumpsters - and in pashkevilim (posters) they rule: "It is forbidden to rent to secular people". In Safed, people arrive from other cities for protests against buses that do not even pass through the city, and in Jerusalem, the entrance to the capital has been blocked. Residents facing these...

A 7-year-old girl was evacuated to Hillel Yaffe Hospital in critical condition after being hit by a tractor in Kafr Qara, where she later succumbed to her injuries. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

Content creator Evyatar Ozeri stopped on the side of the road to help an elderly woman, but was suddenly blocked by a police patrol. The officer began a tense inspection that raised serious concerns for the fate of his motorcycle.

An illegal resident is accused of breaking into a Tel Aviv wine bar and stealing equipment worth 4,000 shekels. Following his arrest, he was hospitalized with facial injuries and required a liquid-only diet for six weeks. The judge noted a significant discrepancy between police accounts and medical reports, subsequently ordering the defendant's release on bail.

Five suspects were arrested today on suspicion of involvement in violence and public disorder in the West Bank. Two were caught at Ben Gurion Airport before departing for Uman, and one suspect is a soldier in mandatory service. These arrests follow 11 others made in connection with events in the southern Hebron Hills.

Several dozen protesters gathered at the corner of Ben Gurion Boulevard and Allenby Street to protest against Israel's activities in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria. The protesters held signs in three languages and chanted slogans, including calls for a free Palestine. Dozens of police vehicles arrived in the area and forces were deployed near the demonstration.

A teacher who joined the education system as part of the personal contract track says that on the very first day of school she encountered hostile treatment from teachers at the school. According to her, she left a job as a programmer and came to the system out of a love for teaching: "I approach someone and she simply ignores me and giggles in my face."

The section of the street where the family of observer Shay Ashram, who fell in battle at Nahal Oz, lived will bear her name. The street commemorates Hanna Avrech, who also fell at the age of 19. The Avrech family gave their blessing to the commemoration initiative.

The death of a man shot in Nazareth has been confirmed, marking the fourth murder in the city within 24 hours. Previous victims include Nour Nafaa, Nour Khalu, and Mustafa Badra.

Sara Maimoni, who was forced into marriage at 15, was arrested during a police raid on targets linked to the ultra-Orthodox sect she publicly opposes. She is suspected of organizing a wedding for her 16-year-old daughter, but denies the allegations, claiming they are retaliation by sect leaders.

As the third school year begins without her, the parents of the 12-year-old girl reveal the painful truth behind their meeting with the President and accuse the authorities of failing to implement the dramatic promises made to them.

The government has declared a state of emergency in STEM studies and allocated about 1.5 billion shekels to the program. The program has already begun to operate, but parts of it are outside the scope of monitoring. The "Monitor" section of Globes and the Center for Citizen Empowerment is tracking the "Real Israel" program.

The Water Authority took an unusual step and dumped dangerous pesticides from the air at a dosage 27 times higher than the standard, a short distance from declared beaches, and the health implications for the public and fishing in the area are now being examined.

S. and A. chose to have a home birth, but a conflict arose at the hospital over the staff's demand to vaccinate the baby against tetanus. The parents stated there was no reason for the procedure. After being discharged, a police officer and a social worker arrived with a court order requiring the vaccination. The order has since been stayed, and a hearing is scheduled.

Nathan Kuperwasser was walking his dog at the market in Acre when, following a dispute between dogs, two young men attacked him with punches. He described: "Two brothers over one meter ninety tall arrived and tried to set their pit bull on me." The police managed to track down the attackers and arrest them.

The victim, a father who lost his daughter in the October 7 massacre, was attacked following a confrontation between his dog and another dog. Police quickly located and arrested the two suspects. The court has extended their detention.