Sderot

Population in Gaza border region surpasses pre-Oct. 7 levels, data show

Over 65,000 people now live in Israel’s Gaza border region, surpassing pre-October 7 figures, as communities rebuild and new residents arrive.

|ByDAN EZRA
Protesters in Sderot gather for the 'Gaza March,' May 14, 2024
Heads of the Gaza border communities' municipal councils protesting outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 4, 2025.

'Gov't continues to abandon us': Gaza border community heads protest funding cuts in Jerusalem

Officials in the Gaza border councils warned that “such a move will directly harm the ability to rehabilitate and develop the region after the events of October 7."

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Capitol Hill in July. Once again, the Americans try to redraw and impose unrealistic solutions on a map, while refusing to climb the hill and look at the terrain, the writer charges.

Palestinian state will be platform for Hamas, providing exactly what they need - opinion

The UN Gaza plan ignores the security reality of Israel. A Palestinian state is an existential threat to Israel's identity.

|ByYARON BUSKILA
Inauguration of Israir Call Center in Sderot.

Not leaving Sderot: Israir strengthens the south

Israir inaugurated its upgraded call center in war-hit Sderot, serving 2M+ passengers yearly to 40+ destinations. The center's flag was added to the "Flag of Flags" banner.

|ByMAARIV TOURISM DESK

Betrayal: Why a vital emergency room won't be built in Sderot - opinion

The Likud's betrayal may be evident in Sderot's ER funding remaining in limbo whereas for airport staff, who may vote for the party in next primary, it is allotting generous tax exemptions

MARCH 10, 2024ByNIR KIPNISS
Mayor of Sderot Alon Davidi and Netanyahu. The latter would count him more if he was backed by thousands of functionaries

Sderot students have gone back to school in their city, safety concerns remain

Principals are required to know and observe safety guidelines set by the Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

MARCH 4, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
The activities of the Sderot Resilience Complex supported by KKL-JNF.

Israel pays tribute to the Bedouin heroes of October 7 - interview

As employees of the kibbutzim, Dahesh’s family knew many of the victims of the massacre, he said, adding that he attended 25 funerals and continues to visit his friends where they are displaced to.

MARCH 3, 2024ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
SHIN BET Director Avi Dichter (L) greets Anir Abu Dabes, a Bedouin MDA medic from Rahat, who was among the first responders to arrive in Ofakim, saving lives while under fire, as Avi Benlolo, CEO of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative, who spearheaded the tribute, looks on.

Four months into the war, Israel’s South needs help and healing

Since the war broke out on October 7, KKL-JNF has deployed its resources in Israel’s South to help those most in need.

FEBRUARY 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
KKL-JNF memorial site in the Re’im Forest.

Finding hope amid the killing fields - opinion

This is our moment to be gutsy and inspired, to make Israel flourish again, like the red anemones making the Supernova killing fields bloom.

JANUARY 24, 2024ByGIL TROY
ITAMAR ALUS reenacts his showdown with one of the Hamas invaders of Ofakim.

From 30,000 to 5,000: Sderot in the midst of war

KKL-JNF is Reviving Hope in a Shattered City

JANUARY 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023.

Mayor of Sderot calls for evacuated residents to return home

Mayor Alon Davidi brought up a plan that should allow for "resettlement" in the country by paying grants to all residents who agree to leave their hotels and return to the city voluntarily.

JANUARY 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SDEROT MAYOR Alon Davidi at the scene of rocket damage, Oct. 24.

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

Despite their wounds, they all want to get back in the fight – together they will win this war.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByBARBARA SOFER
ISRAELI FORCES outside the entrance to the south of Sderot, with Hamas to the west, on October 8.

Animal therapy makes a difference for children from Sderot. Here is how

Animal-based therapy is one of the services offered by the Sderot Resilience Center supported by KKL-JNF. After October 7, the need for it has soared.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pet therapy for the children of the south.

Providing resilience to the embattled residents of Sderot

This is how the Sderot Resilience Center is helping traumatized citizens to overcome fear and grief, with the support of KKL-JNF.

DECEMBER 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The activities of the Sderot Resilience Complex supported by KKL-JNF