Ashkelon

Israel Police confirms investigation into large-scale smuggling network moving goods into Gaza

The court allowed the limited disclosure following a closed-door hearing, though details identifying suspects remain under strict restriction until February 10.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Israeli Authorities Probe Large-Scale Smuggling Network Moving Goods Into Gaza
Forensic Examiner investigaes the crime scene were Amir Saada, a member in the criminal organization of Shalom Domrani was shot and killed, in Ashkelon , June 17, 2023.

Ashkelon court extends Domrani house arrest, tightens contact ban in grenade case

Domrani was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the overnight throwing of a fragmentation grenade into the yard of a private home in Ashkelon.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

Police closed Highway 90 between Dragot Junction and the Dead Sea hotel district in both directions due to flooding and warned travelers of serious danger.

|ByHODAYA RAN, YOAV ETIEL
Police prevented protesters affiliated with the Peleg Yerushalmi group from entering Ashkelon on December 18th, 2025.

WATCH: Police block Peleg Yerushalmi protesters at Ashkelon city entrances, arresting eight

Hundreds of yeshiva students set out to protest following the arrest and detaining of yeshiva students who attempted to evade the IDF draft.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israelis unable to work amid security lockdowns to receive financial compensation

The Finance Minister has doubled down on his prior promise to compensate any worker who has lost income due to rocket fire.

AUGUST 8, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Rockets are fired toward Israel from Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, on August 7, 2022.

Avigdor Liberman promises compensation for embattled residents

“It was fine, better than corona because kindergarten was open,” a resident of Kfar Aza joked, but conditions are rough. “I couldn’t even get to the end of an email [without sirens going off]."

AUGUST 7, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman at a cabinet meeting on 24/07/2022.

IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza following rocket fire on Israel

Two rocket launches were identified by Israeli air defense in Ashkelon, two more in Lachish Regional Council.

JULY 16, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM, ROMAN MEITAV
Iron Dome missile defense interceptors are shot over the Israeli city of Ashkelon during Israel's conflict with Hamas in May 2021.

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.