Petah Tikva

How safe are Israel’s safe rooms? - analysis

Following the tragedies last year in Petah Tikva, the Home Front Command explained that this was an extreme event and that safe rooms cannot withstand direct hits.

 An illustrative image of a public safe room in Israel, requiring the ability to climb down a narrow flight of stairs.
Parfois

PARFOIS opens Petah Tikva store, relocates Azrieli Tel Aviv branch

 Members of the Ethiopian community and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest for justice to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2023

Court sentences driver in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case to one year in prison, bans her from driving

Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study


English teacher indicted on severe sexual assault acts against 12-year-old female student

The illegal and predatory acts had carried on for about two years, from when she was 12 years old to when she was 14.

 Sexual assault (Illustrative)

Strictly for carnivores - restaurant review

This is not so much a restaurant as a show put on by the chefs, who present their offerings in a flamboyant and theatrical way, which induces a very special sense of camaraderie among the patrons.

PITMASTER – FOR meat lovers.

Harlap family donates record $180m. to Rabin Medical Center for new heart and brain tower

Prof. Sagi Harnof, director of the Brain Center, said the project “represents an international standard of care, positioning RMC at the global forefront of brain medicine.”

Right to left Dr. Eytan Wirtheim, Prof. Ran Kornowsky, Prof. Eitan Uriel, Anat and Dr. Shmuel Harlap, Porf. Sagi Harnof, Prof. Erez Sharoni.

Petah Tikvah resident indicted for excessive cannabis possession

The indictment filed against Or Levy stated that he was in possession of approximately 30 kilograms of cannabis, divided into bags and packaging boxes. 

Workers working at a cannabis farm in central Israel, on December 4, 2024.

Israeli doctors perform life-saving surgery that allows pregnant woman to receive cancer treatment

An Israeli woman has become the sixth in the world to give birth to a healthy baby after undergoing surgery so that her colon cancer could be treated with radiotherapy.

Doctors at the gynecological oncology unit of Petah Tikva’s Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Branch.

Holocaust survivor killed by Iran in Petah Tikva missile strike

The missile strike claimed the lives of four people, including Shmilovitch, as well as Yaakov and Desi Bello, both 77, and 85-year-old Daisy Yitzhaki.

Yvette Shmilovitch

Historic expansion: McDonald’s to open 12 new branches in 2025

McDonald’s Israel will open 12 new branches in 2025, seven already launched. Locations span Ir Ovot to Ofakim, focusing on peripheral areas and BIG shopping centers.

 McDonald’s BIG Glilot branch

Three IDF soldiers killed in Gaza after vehicle hit an explosive device

The three, St.-Sgt. Lior Steinberg, St.-Sgt. Ofek Barhana, and St.-Sgt. Omer Van Gelder, were killed in battle in Gaza.

 IDF announces the death of three soldiers, June 3, 2025.

Margaux: A warm and welcoming restaurant in the heart of Petah Tikva - review

The restaurant has been open for just over a year and is already very popular with the locals.

 Margaux restaurant in Petah Tikva

Good Pharm opens flagship branch at the Grand Mall in Petah Tikva

The chain, owned by Rami Levy, will open its 68th branch, and will offer pharmacy, cosmetics, cleaning, food, and fashion products at affordable prices.

Good Pharm's flagship branch at the Grand Mall in Petah Tikva