Ashdod

Police arrest oxygen tank supplier partner in connection with oil refinery deaths in Ashdod

The suspect arrested on Monday is a partner in the company that supplies the oxygen tanks to the Ashdod refinery. 

 Oxygen piping and regulator on the wall of an ambulance.
An Israel Police officer is seen arresting a man on a highway in an illustrative

Court charges minors with theft, extortion, knife possession after attacking man they met on Grindr

The site of a hazardous materials accident at the Ashdod refinery, southern Israel. February 02, 2026.

Two women declared dead after suspected oxygen suit failures at Ashdod oil refinery

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021

Ashdod shop owner suspected of laundering money using ATM


Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues

The two suspects, 31 and 32 years old, reportedly smuggled the cigarettes from Dubai, evading taxes estimated at about NIS 20 million.

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues.

IDF intercepts four rockets launched from Gaza on Yom Kippur, fifth falls in open field

The IDF said that it identified five launches from the Strip after sirens sounded in Ashdod, in southern Israel.

An Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen in position near Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2023

Whale shark documented at Ashdod beach--a first for Israel's Mediterranean coast

The enormous endangered fish is only the third ever confirmed in the Mediterranean and is harmless, filtering plankton rather than attacking swimmers.

Whale shark documented at Ashdod beach--a first for Israel's Mediterranean coast.

Ashdod Port and Chartered Group sign strategic innovation and investment agreement

Memorandum of Understanding signed after hosting innovation conferences in Japan

Ashdod Port

New report reveals: This is the city marked as Israel’s next real estate investment hotspot

Appraiser Ohad Dannus reports: Ashdod home prices rose 14.6% in a year. Big deals like the Soho complex draw major investors. Demand is rising among olim, foreign buyers, and young couples.

Ashdod.

'Israel brought this on itself,' Anti-Zionist American Jew onboard Handala claims

American Jew Bob Suberi, one of the activists who was on the Handala Freedom Flotilla that was intercepted on its way to Gaza, blames Israel for the Gaza war.

Activists wash the deck of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.

Israel Police arrest murder suspect in Cyprus after year long operation

According to Israel Police, the suspect murdered Peretz in March 2024 and shot and injured another man and woman in Ashdod.

 Israel Police (illustrative)

Billion-Shekel potential: The most dazzling complex in the south is up for sale

Hachshara Insurance offers 1,100 housing units and 7,000 m² of retail in Ashdod’s Soho complex, while keeping a strategic share. The project is part of Ashdod’s Kiryat Eitanim master plan.

 Soho Complex Plan in Ashdod

Ashdod’s new urban center is underway

Hachshara Insurance will issue a landmark tender for a major mixed-use complex in Ashdod, aiming to create an urban hub inspired by New York’s SoHo model.

 The project in the heart of Ashdod. Designed by Amir Mann and Ami Shinar Architects.

The Gipsy Kings – Gipsy Reyes to headline Meridiano Festival in Ashdod

Known for Spanish flamenco/pop hybrids like “Bambeleo” and its frantic rendition of “Hotel California,” the band is one of the few foreign artists willing to venture to Israel since the war started.

 Gipsy Reyes to headline at Meridiano Festival in Ashdod