Ashkelon

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported

An Ashkelon court barred Zohar Regev from entering Gaza for 60 days after police sought a 184-day ban.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev (L, born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth), member of a flotilla bound for Gaza and one of dozens of activists that were detained when the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives at a court in Ashkelon, Israel on May 21, 2026.
Brazilian Activist Thiago Avila, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appears at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel May 6, 2026.

Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel after week-long detention

The two activists, who have been on hunger strike since their detention, were handed over to the immigration authority, which deported them.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A new resort under construction

Three projects, one vision

Shevet Achim Group from the south is setting a new standard on Israel’s tourism map.

|BySHEVA DAROM
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

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

Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire breaks two-month lull

A military observation balloon fell in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Friday.

JUNE 18, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, September 11, 2021

Courts grant woman a Get after husband loses ability to speak

He originally refused to grant her a divorce before suffering a stroke and going mute, making it nearly impossible for him to grant one in the future.

JUNE 14, 2022ByBEN ZION GAD
PROTESTERS OUTSIDE the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court demand a woman’s right to receive a divorce from an abusive husband.

Fatal bombing case from 2012 finally solved by Israeli, Moroccan authorities

Lior Hadad, 36, was charged with the murder and attempted murder of Zion Yanna and his brother in a revenge hit for a southern Israel gang. He fled to Morocco the day after the bombing.

APRIL 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YANIR YAGNA/WALLA!
Arrest of Lior Hadad, 36, for the murder of Zion Yanna in 2012.

Attempted terror attack in Ashkelon; terrorist killed

The man in his 40s, from Hebron, attempted to stab a police officer with a knife.

APRIL 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emergency vehicles at the scene of a stabbing in Ashkelon on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Ashkelon restoration project puts Roman basilica columns back in place

The massive marble columns weigh over seven tons. The fourth column will be placed next week.

APRIL 4, 2022ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
Restoration of statues and columns of the Roman basilica at the Ashkelon National Park. A fourth column is scheduled to be put in place next week.

Ashkelon Municipality says company tried to hide oil leak

The Environmental Protection Ministry found a leak in a tank holding 20,000 liters of oil.

FEBRUARY 15, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
An aerial view shows storage tanks at the oil terminal of Europe Asia Pipeline Company (EAPC) off the Mediterranean coast in Ashkelon, Israel June 10, 2021.

Financial handler of criminal gang head assassinated in Ashkelon

The car blast is the latest in a series of assassination attempts from one criminal organization in southern Israel to the next.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police tape is seen in Jerusalem as coronavirus restrictions are imposed on the city.

91-year-old Holocaust survivor succumbs to wounds sustained in May fighting

Naomi Perlman was severely injured after a Hamas rocket made a direct impact on her home in Ashkelon.

FEBRUARY 6, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The home of Naomi Perlman in Ashkelon.

New bomb shelters will be built for Israeli daycares near Gaza

The project to build the shelters in southern Israel is the first since 2017.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Scouts use their mobile phones while standing near a bomb shelter as a spike in cross-border violence with Gaza continues, in Ashkelon

Ashkelon: City just 9 miles from Gaza, now home to American olim

To the Anglos living in Ashkelon, the intimacy of the city’s English-speaking community is part of its appeal.

DECEMBER 7, 2021ByLINDA GRADSTEIN/JTA
Iron Dome missile defense interceptors are shot over the Israeli city of Ashkelon during Israel's conflict with Hamas in May 2021.