Lod

Lod mayor ‘seething’ after Jewish-Arab clashes, right-wing activist summoned for questioning

After clashes in Lod left several wounded and 11 arrested, the mayor said far Right activist Mordechai David should not be allowed in the city. David says his group’s march was non-threatening.

View of the central Israeli city of Lod, on February 24, 2026.
Illustration of arrested suspects on their way to hearing at the DIstrict Court in Jerusalem. August 18, 2026.

Daycare director, two caregivers indicted over 400 alleged abuse incidents involving 17 infants

‘NOW, I realize that even if my sister gets annoyed with me, or I with her ... it’s a way of expressing love. We don’t know how to just say, ‘Hey, I missed you.’ It takes work.’

How 31-year-old rapper Teddy Neguse traded explosive rage for vulnerable truth

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on October 18, 2026, as he campaigns for the upcoming Oct. 27 Knesset elections.

Netanyahu promises Ben-Gvir will be minister in next government during Lod campaign rally


Severe violence, disturbances continue across the country

Arab 12-year old boy suffers severe burns from petrol bomb attack in Jaffa, Arab extremists suspected of mistakenly targeting Arab, not Jewish home.

A burnt out bus after a day of riots in Lod, Israel, May 11, 2021

Jewish, Arab riots leave dozens injured across the country

Netanyahu said during his visit to Lod on Thursday that there is no greater threat than the internal disturbances brewing throughout the country.

Police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where last night synagogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents, May 12, 2021

Closure, curfew declared over Lod following severe riots

Hundreds of demonstrators gather outside Lod courthouse to protest ongoing detention of suspects in shooting of rioter Monday night.

Police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where last night synagogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents, May 12, 2021

Thousands sign petition for the release of Jewish men after Lod riots

The three Jewish men were arrested during the Lod riots after attacking an Arab citizen, and their detention has been extended, to the anger of many.

Police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where last night synagogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents, May 12, 2021

Jewish and Arab residents of Lod still simmering

According to Jewish residents of the city, Arab protesters began approaching the Jewish neighborhood of Nof Naveh at around 1 p.m. throwing rocks and petrol bombs.

A burnt out bus after a day of riots in Lod, Israel, May 11, 2021

33-year-old man killed in Lod amid violent riots across Israel

"The residents were forced to shoot in the air in front of a crowd that did not care, until they fired in their direction and wounded two of the rioters," a witness told Israeli media.

Violent riots broke out in Ramla last night amid the ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis in east Jerusalem.

Convicted sexual offender slapped with full one-year prison sentence

Shne'or Landau was convicted of indecent acts towards 17 minors, and was originally sentenced to seven months of community service.

STUDENTS in school.

Screening of 'Jenin, Jenin' film prohibited in Israel, Lod court rules

The court also decided that Israeli-Arab film director and actor Mohammad Bakri will pay IDF Lt.-Col. Nissim Meganji NIS 175,000 as compensation for defamation.

Israeli Arab actor and filmmaker Mohammed Bakri attends the Dubai International Film Festival

Sa'ar proposes three-point plan to combat violence in Arab communities

Arab-Israeli communities have been severely affected by violence in the past year, which has resulted in numerous murders, assaults and damage to property.

Gideon Saar

Police arrest two brothers on suspicion of Highway 6 ‘gang’ shooting

Police suspect that the incident may have been part of a blood feud between two families from Lod.

Shooting incident near Nahshonim Interchange, Dec. 28, 2020