Haifa

World's largest portable flag raised in Haifa ahead of Rosh Hashanah

The flag, which measures approximately 40 meters in height, was recently submitted as a candidate for the Guinness World Records and is displayed permanently at the Flag House in Kfar Shmaryahu.  

World's largest portable flag is raised in Haifa
Daniel M. Lewin, the first victim of 9/11.

Who was Israeli American Daniel Lewin, the first victim of 9/11?

A joint drill between the IDF’s elite Shayetet 13 navy commandos and US Army Special Forces

How Shayetet 3 is transforming war at sea: New details of attacks revealed - exclusive

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Tiberias man charged with sexually abusing two brothers when they were nine


A new restaurant in Haifa is redefining Italian cuisine

It serves dried pasta, skips pizza, and doesn’t take reservations. The Italian in the Market is shaking up Talpiot Market with a bold concept that doesn’t try to please everyone.

The Italian in the Market.

Photos of Nazis left at Haifa health ministry office on Holocaust Remembrance Day

The ministry said the incident was handled without delay and did not interrupt services at the bureau. It did not say who was responsible or whether any suspects had been identified.

Photos of Nazis with red paint left at the entrance to the Haifa District Health Bureau.

Haifa court extends detention of Israel Police officer suspected in gold bars theft

A Haifa court has extended the detention of an Israel Police officer and his brother, who are suspected of a gold bar theft worth hundreds of thousands of shekels.

An illustration of an Israel Police officer over backdrop of gold bars.

Ukraine seeks answers from Israel after Russian shadow fleet ship docks in Haifa

The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel expressed “deep concern” over the incident, stating that the shipment may constitute “a blatant violation of international law and Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty.”

THE RUSSIAN Navy’s landing ship ‘Caesar Kunikov’ sails in the Bosphorus near Istanbul earlier this month on its way to the Mediterranean Sea.

High Court allows broader anti-war protests over weekend, criticizes state over repeated delays

The ruling followed a procedurally fraught stretch in which the state repeatedly sought additional time and drew open judicial criticism.

Israelis attend a protest against the current Israeli government and the war in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2026.

Israeli arrested in Iranian plot to assassinate former PM Naftali Bennett

The 22-year-old suspect was tasked with gathering intelligence, including photographing the Haifa port and missile impact sites in northern Israel.

Police arrest Haifa resident Ami Gaidarov, 22, over alleged Iran plot to assassinate Naftali Bennett, April 9, 2026.

WATCH: 105-year-old Holocaust survivor celebrates birthday in bomb shelter during sirens

Approximately 196,000 Holocaust survivors are alive globally, with half of those living in Israel.

105-year-old Holocaust survivor Miriam celebrates her birthday with singer Regev Hot in a bomb shelter in Haifa in March 2026.

‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy

Lapid had previously expressed his full backing for Netanyahu at the beginning of the war, but wrote earlier in the day in a statement that he could no longer hold this stance.

Opposition head Yair Lapid and MK Meirav Ben-Ari deliver a joint statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

Fourth victim confirmed dead after hours in Haifa building collapse, missile fragments hit Israel

Over 20 impact sites reported across the country, including Haifa, Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva and Ramat Gan; four people confirmed dead in a building collapse in Haifa

IDF rescue services seen at the scene of an impact site in Haifa, April 6, 2026.

One lightly wounded after Iranian missile barrage targets northern Israel

Israel's Channel 12 News reported that at least 10 sites of shrapnel impact were being investigated by emergency services. 

Emergency services respond to the scene of an Iranian cluster munitions shrapnel fall in northern Israel on Friday, April 3, 2026.