Sderot

Who is eligible to be accepted into Sderot’s "tech neighborhood"?

Threshold conditions require 5 years of experience and a monthly salary of nearly NIS 32,000, with subsidies and tax benefits saving tens of thousands of shekels annually right away.

Will Sderot's new tech hub lure developers away from central Israel?
 Alon Davidi

Israel’s anti-fragile answer to a world in crisis - opinion

 CONSTRUCTION OF new housing takes place in Safed, in June.

A house is not a home: The real test of new homes North and South - opinion

 AMIT Makif Sderot outdoor campus and play areas

From loneliness to leadership community drives economic resilience - opinion


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

KKL-JNF is Reviving Hope in a Shattered City

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

  The activities of the Sderot Resilience Complex supported by KKL-JNF

The state of Sderot

The IDF evacuated most of the city's residents in mid-October because of constant rocket attacks. They are presently staying in hotels in Eilat, Jerusalem, and the Dead Sea region.

 DIRECT ROCKET hit: In Sderot, Oct. 17.

Lights and Lifesavers - On Oct. 7, United Hatzalah was on the phone with children in the south

“Our Resilience Unit has been operating since 2016 to give emotional support to our volunteers and to the citizens,” explains Uriel Bulmas.

 Uriel Bulmas, United Hatzalah volunteer

DJ Raphi and evacuee children help to bring light in times of darkness

DJ Raphi contacted the Sderot municipality and got permission to organize this uplifting moment for the evacuee children from Southern Israel.

 DJ RAPHI (center) is known around the globe for his dance video tutorials.

Brothers in Arms group establishes 26 hotel kindergartens nationwide

Civil Military Police - Brothers in Arms set up 15 kindergartens in Tel Aviv hotels, adding to the existing 11 in the Dead Sea and more to come in Tiberias, for Sderot and Kiryat Shmona evacuees.

Volunteers from "Brothers in Arms" have established 15 children's kindergartens in hotels in Tel Aviv

For business owners in the Gaza border area, resilience is key

Despite the severe impact of the October 7 terror attacks, business leaders in the Gaza border area are determined to rebuild and move forward.

 Nirlat factory after October 7, Nir Lot.