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Erez crossing

Seven Israelis including one minor charged for illegally entering Gaza

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Employees work at a commercial fuel storage facility in Kibbutz Yahel, Israel, November 30, 2021

State comptroller: Fuel storage system was not prepared for war

Ben Gurion Airport is deserted

'Race against time': Murder suspect arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport

IDF infographic showing the rocket launcher located next to an international aid warehouse.

IAF strikes weapons storage site next to int'l aid warehouse in Gaza

A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.

IDF checking if drone incident in southern Israel was a result of a false identification

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dusky Shark swiming in the sea

School of sharks spotted near Ashkelon power plant

By YAIR YANGA

Ashkelon resident Moti Maman arrested in August on suspicion of working with Iranian intelligence.

From Ashkelon to Tehran: How Iran works to recruit agents in the heart of Israel

By Peled Arbeli

Demeter, Greek mythology goddess, appears on the ceiling of the vaulted structure.

Gods and monsters: Ancient Greek wall paintings in Ashkelon soon open to public

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A man holds his dog after a rocket, launched from the Gaza Strip, landed in Ashkelon, southern Israel, October 11, 2023.

4,470 requests during the war: Planning to build a safe room? We have news for you

By Ofer Petersburg

TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan sounds like, and acts like, an enemy of Israel. It is overdue that he be properly recognized as one.

Despite Erdogan's boycott: IDF bases are powered by Turkish-owned plant

Ismail Haniyeh, top leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, meets people offering condolences after the killing of three of his sons in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, in Doha, Qatar April 11, 2024.

'Ismail Haniyeh worked with me': Israeli recalls early friendship with Hamas terror chief

By MAARIV

Israeli soldiers from the 8717 Battalion of the Givati Brigade operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023

IDF destroys kilometer long tunnel in northern Gaza, rockets fired at Ashkelon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Welcome to the city of Ashkelon.

Capturing Israel: A look at the city of Ashkelon

By Jay Garfinkel

Ashkelon’s marina

How South African Jews founded the modern city of Ashkelon

By PAMELA PELED

Crime scene investigators gather outside a crime scene.

Assassination attempt in Ashkelon leaves one dead and several injured

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

IDF forces night operation in the West Bank, April 9, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 219?

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

On Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a community center has a large banner calling to bring the hostages home. Seven people were kidnapped from the community, and five have returned.

Gaza border communities struggling to recover six months after evacuation

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Destruction of damaged facilities on Zikim Beach to allow for reconstruction efforts, April 4, 2024.

Reconstruction starts on Zikim Beach for the first time since October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF