Ashkelon

Explosive device found near Ashkelon playground, suspect arrested

Prosecutors say fingerprints and location data linked suspect Osher Peretz to the sophisticated device though he denies building or hiding it.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative
Captain David Hazutt, 21.

Hezbollah terrorist kills IDF officer, wounds another soldier, during southern Lebanon operation

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.

Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev (L, born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth), member of a flotilla bound for Gaza and one of dozens of activists that were detained when the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives at a court in Ashkelon, Israel on May 21, 2026.

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported


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.

Injured Ukrainian soldier returns home after treatment in Israel

He is one of 20 Ukrainian soldiers who have post-limb-amputation care in Israel since September 2022.

 People carry placards and flags during a ceremony for Ukraine independence day and a protest against the Russian invasion to the Ukraine in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2022.

A nation adrift at sea? This week’s looted containers are a metaphor for what ails Israel

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Nine containers full of possessions belonging to other people fall off a boat, and others see it as an opportunity to pounce.

 AN AERIAL view shows people gathering near a shipping container that was washed up on the shore in Ashkelon, on Wednesday.

Shipping containers wash up in Ashkelon, thousands fight to claim the contents

Stormy weather throughout the country caused nine shipping containers to drift from their ship which was docked near the breakwater in the city, three of which later washed up to the shore.

 Citizens collect goods on the beach in Ashkelon, Wednesday morning December 28, 2022.

TALMA approved appointment of Ido Mahatzri as new CEO

Ido Mahatzri has served as chief of staff of TALMA and a member of management, is now replacing Alon Futterman as CEO.

Alon Futterman, the outgoing CEO of TALMA and appointed CEO of Keren Hayesod

Israel police catch catfishing gang that robs men after luring them with sex

Police were able to trace the identity of the young woman involved as well as the identities of three other suspects as the investigation progressed.

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

The unsung heroes of Breaking Dawn - editorial

Do politicians feel no shame that the residents of the South are exposed to danger?

 The damage caused to a house and the surrounding from a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in a Moshav near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 7, 2022.