Beit Shemesh

Illustrative: Construction of new residential buildings on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

June 4, 2023, 1:35 pm

Beit Shemesh teen indicted for rape of toddler, sexual assault of 9-year-old boy

Prosecutors yet to decide on charges for the girl’s 16-year-old uncle, who brought her from daycare to an abandoned location at the request of the accused rapist

By Michael Horovitz

Illustrative: Israel Police investigate the scene of a crime on June 2, 2021. (Israel Police)

June 2, 2023, 1:14 pm

2 Beit Shemesh teens arrested for ‘cruel and shocking’ rape of toddler

Suspect tells cops that acquaintance asked he bring 2-year-old relative to abandoned building, where they sexually abused her multiple times

By Michael Horovitz

An illustration of a proposed hike-and-bike along abandoned train tracks between Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh. (Mateh Yehuda Regional Council / Israel Lands Authority)

May 25, 2023, 7:12 am

Plans for hike-and-bike path along old railway near Jerusalem get initial okay

Mateh Yehuda Regional Council allocates NIS 5 million to begin planning for new tourist attraction on scenic Ottoman-era rail route between capital and Beit Shemesh

By Danielle Nagler

May 25, 2023, 5:38 am

Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now

By Danielle Nagler

Orthodox schoolgirls looking at posters in Beit Shemesh in June 2014. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)

May 16, 2023, 8:08 pm

Beit Shemesh ad telling girls to play out of men’s view draws pedophilia accusations

Unsigned PSA aimed at ultra-Orthodox community runs in circular that once reportedly refused to publish safety advice because charities buying ad space ‘cooperated with Zionists’

By ToI Staff

An illustrative photo of new residential towers in Beit Shemesh, April 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)

February 24, 2023, 5:15 am

Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now

By Danielle Nagler

Yehoshua Dadon seen following a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, days before being indicted over a fire that destroyed a cell phone store in the Geula neighborhood in Jerusalem, December 18, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

December 23, 2022, 4:00 pm

Haredi man whose arrest sparked riot indicted for arson of Jerusalem cellphone store

Yehoshua Dadon also charged with extortion by threats and obstruction of justice over torching of shop that sells ‘non-kosher’ phones

By ToI Staff

View of a cellular shop that was allegedly set on fire early Sunday, in the ultra-Orthodox Geula neighborhood in Jerusalem, October 2, 2022. (Yonathan Sindel/Flash90)

October 31, 2022, 12:42 pm

Man arrested over arson attack on Jerusalem Haredi phone store

Suspect nabbed at home in Beit Shemesh; owner believes shop was torched due to his refusal to stop selling device deemed ‘non-kosher’ by some rabbis

By ToI Staff

The scene of a deadly collision between a motorcyclist and a vehicle on Road 3866 near Beit Shemesh, October 10, 2022. (Magen David Adom)

October 10, 2022, 12:57 pm

Motorcyclist in his 50s killed in collision near Beit Shemesh

Crash takes place on Road 3866 between Mahseya junction and Moshav Nes Harim; police open investigation

By ToI Staff

A panoramic view of the harbor port of Haifa and downtown Haifa, August 2022. (Gelia via iStock by Getty Images)

September 15, 2022, 8:10 pm

Israel’s housing market sees 10% slowdown in new home sales

New report by Central Bureau of Statistics detects fall for May-July, even in Tel Aviv, compared to previous 3 months

By Danielle Nagler

Illustrative: An ambulance is seen at the scene of a deadly crash in Beit Shemesh where a pedestrian was killed after a truck hit him, September 4, 2022. (Magen David Adom)

September 4, 2022, 10:09 pm

Man dies after being hit by a truck in Beit Shemesh in unclear circumstances

Witnesses say they saw victim and truck driver arguing moments before deadly incident; police detain driver, open investigation

By ToI Staff

A wildfire burns in the President's Forest outside Moshav Tarum, near the city of Beit Shemesh, August 25, 2022. (Fire and Rescue Services)

August 25, 2022, 6:48 pm

Homes evacuated as firefighters struggle to contain forest fire near Beit Shemesh

Residents of Moshav Tarum leave as precaution; some begin spraying water to defend their houses; Lapid holds situational assessment

By Michael Horovitz

Alexander Savenok, suspected of murdering his daughter and then killing himself, in an undated photo (Courtesy)

July 24, 2022, 5:34 pm

Beit Shemesh murder-suicide suspect said to have mental health, drug abuse issues

City’s mayor says police never marked Alexander Savenok as a person of interest, despite a restraining order reportedly barring him from being near his children

By ToI Staff

Liana Savenok, 21, who was stabbed to death by her father in a suspected murder-suicide in Beit Shemesh on July 23, 2022. (Facebook)

July 23, 2022, 12:07 pm

Father suspected of stabbing to death daughter, 21, in Beit Shemesh, killing himself

Liana Savenok and her brother had restraining order against their father; mother sent son, 17, to check when Liana didn’t answer calls; teen discovered bodies of his sister, dad

By ToI Staff

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman leads a Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at the Knesset on May 16, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

June 13, 2022, 3:23 pm

Beit Shemesh resident, 18, indicted for death threat against Liberman

Police say suspect’s actions stemmed from political opposition to the finance minister and his Yisrael Beytenu party

By Tobias Siegal