Ashkelon

Two separate Israeli espionage cases uncover Iran-linked activities in Jerusalem, Ashkelon

Two distinct espionage investigations in Ashkelon and Jerusalem reveal suspects linked to Iranian intelligence, involving explosive material production and digital recruitment efforts.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.
The White Rabbit Brewery in Tel Aviv made the first beer brewed with Israeli grown hops. They were from Moshav Odem on the Golan Heights.

For the first time, Israeli-grown hops make it into commercial beer

White Rabbit and ISAAC breweries showcase beers made with locally grown Golan hops, highlighting Israel’s brewing capabilities.

|ByDOUG GREENER
Female combat paramedic soldiers stationed at their army base in Be’eri, just a few kilometers from the Gaza border.

'Bravery never belonged to one gender': Israel's female combat legacy preserved in Ashkelon

As female combat soldiers take center stage in Israel’s current war, a historic site preserves the stories of women who have defended the state

|ByTANIA SHALOM MICHAELIAN
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

Jerusalem led the group in reported drinking water quality, and residents reported the fewest new cases of malignant tumors. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Recovering from the Gaza war: Two months later - analysis

Looking at Israelis who live in the Gaza border area and the impact the war with Hamas has had on them.

JULY 10, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
THE IRON Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, as seen from Ashkelon last month.

Israeli restaurant brings a bit of France to customers

The fish and dairy menu is similar to one you can find in cafés all over France, but with one major difference: Le Frenchy is kosher, and the kashrut is even mehadrin.

JULY 8, 2021ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
Cuisine at Le Frenchy in Ashkelon.

Israel's at-risk youth given second chance at Hamifal - meet its leaders

Barak and Hadar Alon live at the Neveh Ha’roeh Children’s Village with their children, serving as an example and working to integrate at-risk youth into functional adult life.

JULY 8, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
FOSTER PARENTS Hadar and Barak Alon (center with their baby) aim to create a supportive family atmosphere.

19-year-old to be indicted for sexually harassing underage girls online

The suspect is also currently being interrogated on suspicion of committing obscene sexual acts against a minor under the age of 14, as well as the possession of child pornography.

JUNE 16, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anais, a student at the International Bilingual School (EIB), attends her online lessons in her bedroom in Paris as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in France, March 20, 2020.

It's more important than ever to show Israelis that US Jews stand by them

Israel has elected a new president and may have a new “change” coalition coming to power in the Knesset, while the wave of antisemitism in North America has grown

JUNE 5, 2021ByMARK WILF/JTA
‘WHAT SEPARATES American Jews and Israel is, well, everything... [yet] we ought to celebrate those differences, not bemoan them.’

Ted Cruz shares video of Ashkelon house destroyed by Hamas rockets

The home visited by Ted Cruz the site of one of Israel's first casualties during the conflict: Soumya Santosh, a caretaker originally from Kerala's Idukki district in India.

JUNE 1, 2021ByAARON REICH, ZACHARY KEYSER
Senator Ted Cruz: Boycotts and other attacks on the livelihood of Jews have been part of antisemitism for centuries.

Israeli woman vows to rebuild home after it is destroyed by Gaza rocket

Sigal Ariely’s house in Ashkelon in southern Israel lies in ruins after a Hamas rocket scored a direct hit mere hours before a cease-fire went into effect

MAY 27, 2021ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
A home in Rishon Lezion is seen destroyed by rocket fire. Two women died: One from the strike, one from a heart attack.

Hamas celebrates truce 'victory,' warns of future resistance against Israel

"We have prepared a serious missile attack that will hit Israel from Haifa in North to Ramon Airport in South," Hamas threatened.

MAY 21, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A Palestinian holds a Hamas flag as he stands next to others atop a walk of the al-Aqsa mosque following clashes with Israeli police at the compound that houses al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May 10, 2021.

‘We are in a war zone,’ says head of Israeli hospital targeted by rockets

"When rockets were fired against Jerusalem and we understood that an escalation was about to start, we immediately got ready to receive casualties."

MAY 20, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Barzilai Medical Center Director Prof. Yaniv Sherer meets Israeli President Reuven Rivlin as he visits the hospital during the operation Guardian of the Walls in May 2021.

Gaza border mayors: Rockets on us should have same impact as ones on Tel Aviv

Moves being made in the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to extend protection from rockets to 15 km.

MAY 20, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Damage to a house in the Israeli city of Sderot which was hit by rockets fired by Hamas militants in Gaza, into Israel. May 15, 2021.