Ashdod

Ushpizin Music Festival returns to Ashdod with Israeli rock icons, opera, and theater

The rock marathon continues the following evening with a powerhouse roster featuring pioneering rocker Shalom Hanoch, ’90s alternative icons Eifa HaYeled, and punk-rock legend Rami Fortis.

Israeli musician Evyatar Banai performs at the Gola Club in Petah Tikvah, on September 27, 2016.
"We continue to make strategic investments in Ashdod Port as part of our commitment to advanced equipment and future-ready infrastructure."

Ashdod Port launches international tender for double-jib cranes

The ancient Cypriot silver coin dating to the mid-5th century BCE found on Ashdod's shore, July 26, 2026.

Ancient Cypriot silver coin found on Ashdod's shore offers new insight into 2,500-year-old trade

Firefighters battle blaze in Ashdod high rise building, July 13, 2026.

WATCH: Firefighters battle blaze at Ashdod high-rise commercial building


Ashdod hospital allows pet dog to be reunited with rave massacre survivor

To make her feel even better, her family members asked permission to bring in her beloved dog, as the pet would surely raise her spirits. 

 Ashdod hospital allows pet dog to be reunited in ward with terror victim whose condition significantly improves

Three Eritrean nationals arrested for plans to attack political critic

The men, ranging in age from 30-50, corresponded in WhatsApp groups about a plan to attack another Eritrean man.

 Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea and pro regime activists clash with Israeli police in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023.

Arson suspect apprehended after setting sukkot ablaze in Ashdod

Six sukkot were found damaged due to the suspected arsonist's actions.

 A damaged sukkah in Ashdod.

16 tons of rocket materials en route to Gaza confiscated in Ashdod

The catch is the latest in a series of thwarted smuggling attempts involving terrorist groups in Gaza.

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 21, 2016

Israeli women discriminated against on buses three times in one day

Netanyahu condemned the incidents, stating "Israel is a free country...Whoever does this is breaking the law."

 A ceremony for the new parking lot for electric buses of the Dan company in Bnei Brak, February 19, 2023.

Israel Police nabs shipment of half a ton of MDMB drugs

A suspect from Herzliya Pituach was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the smuggling attempt.

 Police, customs inspectors nab shipment of MDMB-type drugs.

Ashdod Port Company, Port of Thessaloniki sign cooperation agreement

Signing the cooperation is part of the port's innovation strategy, which includes opening 'innovation embassy' offices.

CHINESE WORKERS take a break during a media tour of the Ashdod Port expansion in 2016.

Ashdodance, the annual dance and music festival

This year’s program includes concerts, original productions, and performances by leading folk dance troupes from around the country.

 NOA KIREL will participate in the opening night’s extravaganza.

New immigrant from Ukraine raped by man who offered to 'show her the city'

According to the police report, the woman met the accused through a mutual friend.

 Israel Police officer in a police car

Ashdod female mayoral candidate's campaign posters vandalized

Ashdod mayoral candidate Helen Gelber criticized the incident and vowed not to let Ashdod become Bnei Brak.

View of new high-rise apartment buildings next to older small homes, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod