Beit Shemesh

Massive explosion in Beit Shemesh area was coordinated test with defense company, officials say

Reports have circulated the theory that the explosion may have destroyed a stockpile of surface-to-air missiles belonging to Arrow-3.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
Screengrab of explosion near Beit Shemesh, May 17, 2026.
NEW KKL-JNF chief Eyal Ostrinsky has succeeded Ifat Ovadia-Luski. His first few months since taking over were dominated by dealing with the Iranian missiles striking Israel.

Inside the KKL-JNF shake-up led by its youngest chairman in decades

ZIONIST AFFAIRS: Eyal Ostrinsky took office on January 1. Three weeks later, his child was born at 28 weeks. A month after that, Iranian missiles hit.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.

Persian-era mass grave of children found during excavations in Israel’s Tel Azekah - study

Simply made pottery jars, beads, copper jewelry, and stone and mortar hammers were discovered within the cistern alongside the remains.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An illustration of ChatGPT over a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two Israeli brothers indicted after selling fake AI-generated information to Iranian agent

The defendants' lawyer asserted that they acted to "harm and deceive the Iranian enemy and should be awarded the Israel Prize for their contribution to the nation's security."

|ByEFRAT FORSHER

Shabbat under fire: Navigating Jewish law, missile alerts in Israel during war - opinion

Jerusalem residents faced a Shabbat like no other amid incoming missiles from Iran.

MARCH 7, 2026ByBRIAN BLUM
Smartphone shows a missile alert, in Mishmar David, Feb. 28.

The cost of touching history - opinion

I do not know why this is our hour. I do not know why that father stood above three small graves on Purim night. I do not know why history comes when it does.

MARCH 6, 2026ByJACOB SCHIMMEL
A grandmother (C) of Yaakov (16), Avigail (15) and Sarah (13) Biton, three siblings killed in yesterday's Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh grieves during the funeral at the Mount Olives Cemetery on March 2, 2026 in Jerusalem, Israel.

New oleh, real war: A rabbi experiences Israel’s darkest Purim in decades - opinion

Rabbi Josh Broide moved to Israel months ago. On day two of Iran’s missile assault, he walked through Beit Shemesh and saw a building that no longer existed.

MARCH 5, 2026ByAARON HERMAN
Debris lies at the site of a fatal Iranian missile strike, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 2, 2026.

Drone operator: UAVs crucial in strikes on Iran, Air Force has experienced great success

Y, a reserves member in Squadron 200, had been traveling abroad for several months before growing suspicious of an imminent Israeli-US strike on Iran.  

MARCH 5, 2026ByEFRAT FORSHER
THE HERON 1 unmanned aircraft at the Palmachim Air Force base, on October 27, 2019.

Amid Israeli-Iran conflict, Purim celebrations shift to shelters and protected spaces - opinion

This year, Purim in Israel is celebrated inside shelters, with sirens interrupting festivities as Iranian missiles target cities. Despite the danger, the resilience of Israelis shines through.

MARCH 4, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Assaf Weiss and Enda Vidal visiting citizens in the underground light rail in Ramat Gan.

Iranians will soon be empowered to overthrow regime, Netanyahu says in Beit Shemesh visit

“The day is near when the Iranian people will be able to throw off the yoke of tyranny. This is a struggle for humanity,” Netanyahu said.

MARCH 2, 2026ByKESHET NEEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the site of an Iranian missile hit in Beit Shemesh, March 2, 2026.

Missiles, routine, silence: Israel adjusts as war reaches heartland - analysis

A country was brought silent by war with Iran as first responders and the IDF Home Front Command deal with the impacts from Iran’s arsenal.

MARCH 1, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Smoke in the sky over Jerusalem, after missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel, following Israel and US strikes on Iran, February 28, 2026

Emergence of a new Anglo demographic in Israel requires a change of priorities - opinion

The English-speaking Aliyah map is changing; can our communal structures and our collective vision change with it?

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByESTI MOSKOVITZ-KALMAN
RABBI JOE and the JLIC TLV community members bring an ice cream truck to evacuees in Tel Aviv hotels.

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

Jerusalem led the group in reported drinking water quality, and residents reported the fewest new cases of malignant tumors. 

FEBRUARY 2, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

All women production retells David’s journey from shame to servant king

An all-women musical brings King David’s epic journey from outcast to servant king to life on stage in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByYAEL UNTERMAN
Goliath is dead!