Haaretz Tel Aviv office entrance smashed in second vandal attack this week

A masked vandal broke the main glass entrance of the Haaretz newspaper office in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, hurling bricks and a paving stone that smashed the door before fleeing. Security footage captured the assailant reaching through the entrance grates and throwing the projectiles. Haaretz filed a police complaint and announced heightened security measures for staff while reaffirming its commitment to independent journalism.

The incident follows a similar attack on Channel 12’s glass entrance in the city just days earlier. Israel’s journalists’ union and media watchdogs have linked the assaults to a climate of hostility stirred by right‑wing activists and statements from government officials criticizing critical media outlets. The union warned that such violence could lead to further physical harm to journalists amid an election campaign.

Authorities have not yet identified the perpetrator, and the events have intensified debate over press freedom and intimidation in Israel.