Lod

Exceptional Case: The participation of a mayor in an advertising video was approved

The court ruled: The mayor of Lod is permitted to lead campaigns to recruit investors to the city.

Mayor Yair Revivo
 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

Suspected terrorist shot after attempting to stab Israel Police officer, officer not injured

 Israeli Firefighters work to contain a fire in an 8-story residential building in Lod. May 30, 2026.

WATCH: Eighteen rescued from Lod apartment fire, including infants and elderly

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Israeli indicted for allegedly sending sensitive-site footage to foreign agent during Iran war


Ben-Gurion Airport set for $840 million expansion

A fifth passenger concourse will be constructed, branching off from the central terminal departure hall, to accommodate additional aircraft.

Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion Airport

Three infants die in separate incidents

Three infants died tragically in separate incidents on Wednesday and overnight.

MDA Ambulance

Excavators uncover 1,700 year-old mosaic in Lod

The decorative work is one of many that paved a luxurious Roman villa.

A depiction of a bird in the newly discovered Lod mosaic

Israeli mayor prevents Arabs from buying their Lod homes

The city of Lod claims other motives.

Lod city center

Film for change

The Social Film Festival will take place in Lod from October 23 to 26.

Avishai Ben Baruch: Looking to generate ripples across the social strata spectrum.

Extreme-right to Arabs in Israel: ‘We can solve all your problems’

Former MK Michael Ben-Ari releases video in Arabic in which he calls on Arabs in Lod to move to an Arab country, saying, "Israel is the land of the Jews.”

MK Michael Ben-Ari

Police break up wedding over 14-year-old bride

The groom, reported to be in his 20s, and the girl’s father were arrested on Monday night prior to the ceremony.

Crime scene [illustrative]

Double life sentences upheld for Israeli woman who murdered her children

A psychiatric evaluation found that Aloni was fit to stand trial and serve her sentence.

The Supreme Court, Jerusalem

Fine against muezzin kindles fresh controversy over Muslim call to prayer

"We don't want to give excuses to fundamentalist Muslims to convince young people that the others are anti-Islam."

Residents sit with cups of coffee outside their apartment building in Lod

Metro Grapevine: Holiday Giving

News briefs from around Israel.

Arye Deri