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


Petah Tikva man chokes on falafel, saved by EMTs passing by

When United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Neria Cohen left a Petah Tikvah store, he heard a commotion – along with cries for help – coming from the shop next door, where a man was choking on falafel.

Three falafel and salad-filled pitas.

Stories of longing and displacement in Petah Tikva

Among six exhibitions seeking to explore the notion of storytelling, these are the most poignant tales.

 USING AN expressive language, Abu Shakra delves into the topic of the self.

Unknown assailants throw grenade into grocery in Petah Tikva

Unidentified assailants stabbed and wounded the store owner four days prior to the attack.

Police at the scene of a grenade attack on a grocery store in Petah Tikva, Israel, February 7, 2022.

23-year-old man killed in car accident near Taibeh

Three other people were critically injured.

Fatal car accident near Karmiel

Israeli chef new Japanese restaurant is impressive in food and presentation

Moshe Segev, renowned Israeli chef, has opened his eleventh restaurant: a Japanese establishment where the presentation is almost as important as the food - Nihon Nu Ba

Dish at Nihon Nu Ba

Light at the end of the tunnel: TLV light rail completes first full test-run

The light rail completed its first test-run between Petah Tikva and Bat Yam on Wednesday.

Transportation Minister Israel Katz speaks at an event marking the beginning of underground construction work of the Tel Aviv light rail’s Red Line

Fires break out in Petah Tikva and east Jerusalem overnight

Nine people were injured to various degrees a fire that broke out in an east Jerusalem apartment.

 The fire in the residential building in Petah Tikva.

Chinese university to open campus in Petah Tikva

A new Chinese campus will be an independent Israeli campus of the University of International Business and Economics, a prestigious school whose base is in Beijing.

ISRAEL-UIBE Campus

Israel Police search for crude street artist after his prank went wrong

Israel Police have said that they view the incident as "serious," and that it is a deliberate statement against the police, leading to "contempt" for them and their work.

Israel police car (Illustrative)

'Most damaging termites in the world' emerge from nests in Petah Tikva

The public was reminded that the termites are not dangerous to humans but that they can do substantive damage to property, and harm the environment, making it important to locate the nests.

Fomosan termite