Ashkelon

Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel after week-long detention

The two activists, who have been on hunger strike since their detention, were handed over to the immigration authority, which deported them.

Brazilian Activist Thiago Avila, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appears at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel May 6, 2026.
A new resort under construction

Three projects, one vision

An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two separate Israeli espionage cases uncover Iran-linked activities in Jerusalem, Ashkelon

The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer


Multiple impacts reported in Ashkelon, Sderot, no injuries reported

A terrorist was shot and killed after being caught near southern Ashkelon on Friday.

 Rocket impact in Sderot. October 13, 2023

Hamas rocket directly slams into building in Ashkelon

Immediate efforts to secure the area and check for explosive devices went underway in preparation for rescue teams to arrive and evacuate potentially injured people.

Rockets are fired towards Israel from the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, southern Israel

Israeli killed in ATV crash during Romania vacation

"We received with a heavy heart the news that a resident of our city was killed in a tragic accident," Ashkelon mayor said in a statement.

 Casa Luca Elefterescu, azi Muzeul Ceasului "Nicolae Simache", Ploiești

Niso The Fisherman: Fantastic food on the Ashkelon marina - review

Nissim Nahum decided to open a restaurant called Niso The Fisherman on the marina in Ashkelon. The place is not fancy with dark wood tables and paper placemats but has a fun family vibe to it.

 Niso The Fisherman

Mossad agent who died in Italy boat capsizing laid to rest in Israel

Many Mossad employees who attended the funeral, hid their faces behind surgical masks at the cemetery in Ashkelon.

 Firefighters search for survivors after a tourist boat capsized in Lake Maggiore, in northern Italy, May 29, 2023

Four direct rocket hits on southern Israel homes, no injuries reported

Rockets hit a private home in Sderot in addition to two other direct hits on two residential buildings in Ashkelon. No injuries were reported.

 Security and rescue personnel work at the site where a rocket fired from Gaza landed in Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2023

Israel's weak response to rockets on South shows only Tel Aviv matters - analysis

The IDF did not turn the other cheek after Hamas and Islamic Jihad fired over 100 rockets at Israel, including Ashkelon and Sderot, but the response was relatively meek.

 Iron Dome Missile on the southern Israeli border with Gaza, after rockets from Gaza was fired into southern Israel. May 02, 2023.

6,000-year-old copper fishing hook discovered in Ashkelon

The hook measures 6.5 cm long and 4 cm wide and is one of the oldest to ever be discovered.

 A 6,000-year-old copper fishing hook was unearthed during excavations in the southern port city of Ashkelon.

Ashkelon crane collapse: Body of missing man washes up on Ashdod beach

After a crane collapsed in Ashkelon, one person is still missing while another is receiving treatment in the hospital.

  The site of the collapsed crane in Ashkelon, where two people are missing after strong winds caused it to collapse into the sea, March 14, 2023.

Linda in Ashkelon: Great food and great name - review

Chef and owner Micha Kourtzman, 34, told me he’s taking a chance by turning his well-known restaurant kosher but he wanted to be able to take Shabbat off, which he wasn’t able to do before.

 THE WRITER with Micha Kourtzman.