Ashkelon

Ashkelon court extends Domrani house arrest, tightens contact ban in grenade case

Domrani was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the overnight throwing of a fragmentation grenade into the yard of a private home in Ashkelon.

Forensic Examiner investigaes the crime scene were Amir Saada, a member in the criminal organization of Shalom Domrani was shot and killed, in Ashkelon , June 17, 2023.
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

Police prevented protesters affiliated with the Peleg Yerushalmi group from entering Ashkelon on December 18th, 2025.

WATCH: Police block Peleg Yerushalmi protesters at Ashkelon city entrances, arresting eight

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

'A prank': Israel Police detain suspect for shooting rubber bullets at Ashkelon kindergarten


Israel's ship industry urges government to help with jump in war insurance

Israel, which relies on seaborne trade for its economy, said last week it would provide compensation for ships damaged due to the war.

 Ashdod Port

125,000 Israelis evacuated from their homes since start of the war

Residents of Israel's north and south have been directed to relocate for their safety since October 7.

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

Jewish Agency to provide NIS 10 million to Gaza border communities

The Jewish Agency's emergency aid to communities will be granted in addition to the direct aid provided by the Jewish Agency's fund for victims of terrorism to families affected by the war.

 An aerial view shows damage caused following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel, October 11, 2023.

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.