Ashdod

Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says

Adalah said lawyers collected testimony from detained flotilla participants alleging serious violence, sexual humiliation, and psychological abuse before their transfer to Ketziot Prison.

Israeli soldiers seen on a vessel belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla as seen from Ashdod, May 19, 2026.
The aftermath of a crash in the Judean Foothills, May 21, 2026.

At least two dead, several injured after fatal truck, minibus crash in Judean Foothills

An illustrative image of cigarettes over NIS 100 bills.

WATCH: NIS 20m. of cigarettes confiscated in West Bank smuggling attempt

A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla, pictured April 12, 2026; illustrative.

Flotilla activists detained at Ashdod Port after Israeli Navy intercepts Gaza-bound vessels


Arson suspect apprehended after setting sukkot ablaze in Ashdod

Six sukkot were found damaged due to the suspected arsonist's actions.

 A damaged sukkah in Ashdod.

16 tons of rocket materials en route to Gaza confiscated in Ashdod

The catch is the latest in a series of thwarted smuggling attempts involving terrorist groups in Gaza.

Palestinian members of al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, display home-made rockets during an anti-Israel military parade, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 21, 2016

Israeli women discriminated against on buses three times in one day

Netanyahu condemned the incidents, stating "Israel is a free country...Whoever does this is breaking the law."

 A ceremony for the new parking lot for electric buses of the Dan company in Bnei Brak, February 19, 2023.

Israel Police nabs shipment of half a ton of MDMB drugs

A suspect from Herzliya Pituach was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the smuggling attempt.

 Police, customs inspectors nab shipment of MDMB-type drugs.

Ashdod Port Company, Port of Thessaloniki sign cooperation agreement

Signing the cooperation is part of the port's innovation strategy, which includes opening 'innovation embassy' offices.

CHINESE WORKERS take a break during a media tour of the Ashdod Port expansion in 2016.

Ashdodance, the annual dance and music festival

This year’s program includes concerts, original productions, and performances by leading folk dance troupes from around the country.

 NOA KIREL will participate in the opening night’s extravaganza.

New immigrant from Ukraine raped by man who offered to 'show her the city'

According to the police report, the woman met the accused through a mutual friend.

 Israel Police officer in a police car

Ashdod female mayoral candidate's campaign posters vandalized

Ashdod mayoral candidate Helen Gelber criticized the incident and vowed not to let Ashdod become Bnei Brak.

View of new high-rise apartment buildings next to older small homes, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod

IDF commemorates 75 years since Israel's first-ever airstrike

The IAF's first-ever airstrike is remembered today by Israel as a major turning point in the War of Independence, putting the Egyptians on the defensive.

 IAF fighter jets are seen at a ceremony commemorating 75 years since Israel's first-ever airstrike, at Ad Halom near Ashdod, on May 29, 2023.

Bar Yochai: Thousands participated in Rabbi Pinto’s traditional bonfire lighting in Ashdod