40% of residential units approved last year must meet standard, compared to 26% the year before; standard to become compulsory in March 2022

Contradicting warnings that Lebanon disaster is a wake-up call for northern port city, Dan Shechtman says 'people in Haifa die slowly from air pollution'

Yaakov Peretz of Kiryat Ata suspected of accepting bribes, breach of trust, money laundering and other crimes in wide-ranging graft case

Israel Hayom's Daniel Siryoti says he lost 6 teeth and suffered a concussion when group of men assaulted him, tried to stab him in the stomach