Beit Shemesh

MDA volunteers arrested following allegations of drugging drinks, rape

Police launched an investigation after a woman accused two fellow MDA volunteers of drugging her drinks and raping her following a social event in Beit Shemesh.

MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times in 2025
Police car at night

Beit Shemesh protesters block roads, damage property, as police seek to reestablish order

 Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

How to find the perfect summer camp in Jerusalem for your kids and teens

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026; Illustrative.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem road over false reports of draft dodger arrest


Young haredi man convicted of spying for Iran

Stern is a 22-year-old yeshiva student from Beit Shemesh, and belongs to the Vizhnitz hassidic dynasty. 

Elimelech Stern, convicted of spying on behalf of Iran, September 14, 2025.

Unvaccinated two-year-old dies amid Israel's measles outbreak, Health Ministry encouraging vaccines

The Health Ministry updated that the child had been hospitalized in recent weeks on an ECMO heart-lung machine.

 Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

Firefighters battle blaze outside Jerusalem, nearby forests amid scorching heatwave

Firefighting planes have been called in as the Fire and Rescue Authority works to extinguish the blaze.  

A fire breaks out from a vehicle on the side of the road spread towards Eshtaol, August 12, 2025.

Ben-Gvir convoy attacked by Neturei Karta protesters

“It is embarrassing and unacceptable that this happened in a neighborhood in Israel,” Ben-Gvir said in a video that circulated on social media soon after the event. 

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his wife Ayala visit Beit Shemesh while extremist Ultra orthodox Jews protest against them, May 15, 2025.

1,195 apartments in Beit Shemesh: The first evacuation-reconstruction project starts

Beit Shemesh starts urban renewal with Ramat Lechi’s first phase: demolishing two buildings and building 400 units, focusing on public housing and community infrastructure for the general public.

 The first evacuation-reconstruction project in Beit Shemesh, Ramat Lechi complex

Dona Exclusive Ramat Beit Shemesh: Upgrade your lifestyle with a new project in the Judean hills

With top-tier amenities and a growing warm community, Dona redefines family life in Israel’s heartland.

 EXTERIOR OF the Dona Exclusive Ramat Beit Shemesh project.

Tiny hands, ancient find: Israeli toddler uncovers 3,800-year-old scarab

The young girl from Moshav Ramot Meir uncovered an ancient scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh.

 The seal in the hand of 3.5-year-old Ziv.

Beit Shemesh mayor attacked, car vandalized and flipped by haredi extremists

Greenberg's vehicle was smashed, vandalized and then flipped but he and his family were evacuated from the scene, according to a statement from the mayor's office.

 The car of Beit Shemesh Mayor Shmuel Greenberg after it was flipped by extremists

Retired US clothing exec. thrives in Israel as martial artist, scuba diver, matchmaker, and more

Multitalented oleh Mordechai Saxon transforms life in Israel: from clothing exec to martial arts instructor, matchmaker, and more.

 Former US clothing manufacturer Mordechai Saxon is seen snorkling in Eilat with wife, Shulammis, after his aliyah.

Jerusalem resident arrested for sexual assault of minor, date-rape, drug offences

A Jerusalem man in his 40s is accused of sexually assaulting a minor and administering a date-rape drug at a party.

 Illustrative image of drug abuse