Beitar Illit

A 10-year-old child was critically injured on Wednesday by an object that exploded from a burning recycling dumpster in Beitar Illit. Medics evacuated him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital while performing CPR.

Police closed a Beitar Illit daycare after eight toddlers suffered allergic reactions from canned tuna. Three children were hospitalised in mild condition as authorities investigate.

A haredi draft dodger allegedly punched an officer in Beitar Illit, sparking a tense standoff and clashes as dozens of yeshiva students barricaded themselves inside.

Female volunteers at the Magen David Adom station in Beitar Illit claim they are barred from shifts due to rabbinical rules, forcing them to volunteer in other cities.

Yedidya Kaufman, a resident of Beitar Illit born in 2005, is accused of a series of violent crimes in the Samaria region. According to the indictment, he drove an off-road vehicle toward a Palestinian shepherd's flock, ran over a pregnant sheep and injured another, and subsequently attacked the shepherd. In other incidents, he is accused of attacking activists and trespassing.

Shmuel Rahamim Tutian, a 16-year-old resident of Beitar Illit who had been missing for several weeks, was located overnight between Wednesday and Thursday following an extensive police operation. Authorities confirmed he is safe and in good condition.

A year after the murder of Chabad emissary Zvi Kogan in the UAE, a synagogue and youth center were inaugurated in his memory in Beitar Illit. The moving ceremony combined commemoration, a 'halake' ceremony, and the donation of tefillin by Border Police soldiers.

The "Bandita" cafe on Uziel Street in Ramat Gan was set on fire three times in May, June, and July. Last week, police arrested three residents of Beitar Illit, aged 16, 19, and 23, in connection with the incidents.