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Ashkelon

A coastal city in southern Israel, and the frequent target of Gaza rocket attacks.
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

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

 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

By LIAT RON
 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

 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

 Crime scene investigators gather outside a crime scene.

Assassination attempt in Ashkelon leaves one dead and several injured

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

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 219?

 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

 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

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

It’s hard for evacuees, even harder if Ethiopian – this NGO can help

 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man casts his ballot at a voting station, in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024.

Bnei Brak, Ashkelon lead cities with highest municipal election voter turnout

 Smoke rises as seen from the broken fence in Kfar Aza where Hamas terrorists entered during the October 7tattack, in southern Israel, November 5, 2023

Hamas's secret plan to take over Israeli prison on October 7 unveiled

 Screenshot of an IDF video showing a strike that reportedly killed a terrorist who had recently fired a rocket at Ashkelon. February 17, 2024.

Instant karma: Israel kills Gaza terrorist within half hour of launching rocket

 ISRAELI FORCES outside the entrance to the south of Sderot, with Hamas to the west, on October 8.

Don't underestimate the millennials and zoomers of the Israel-Hamas War