Ahead of the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil, Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan tours the Dan Region Wastewater Treatment Plant that processes 400 million cubic meters of sewage daily.

A building in Rishon Lezion, located near Tel Aviv, was directly hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip causing light injury to two civilians on the seventh day of Operation Pillar of Defense.

Two people were lightly injured when rocket hits building in Rishon Lezion. Operation Pillar of Defense is an IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, officially launched with the killing of Ahmed Jabari, chief of the Gaza military wing of Hamas.

Israel honors 22,993 fallen soldiers this Memorial Day. Israel 24/04.2012 The day of commemoration begins at 8 p.M. (Israel time), when a siren will sound across the country for one minute, after which ceremonies honoring fallen soldiers.

Everybody enjoy the empty streets on jom kippur Rishon lezion 08/10

The much awaited International cat show for professionals and cat lovers took place in the Israeli city of Rishon Lezion. More than one hundred pedigree and rare cats were brought from all over the world.

The cat show called "The Hatuliyao 2012" in the city of Rishon Lezion had over 100 individual pedigree cats from all over the world to be tagged as the beauty kings and queens of Israeli felines.

Israelis who lost loved ones to terror attacks like Shalom Rahum, whose son was shot 28 times, are against the release of 1027 Palestinian prisoners in return for the release of Gilad Shalit, others support the deal. Reshon Lezion. 16th October 2011

The Kaliv Rebbe lights the menora on the Second night of Chanukka

Also known as Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for Jewish people. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.