Ashkelon

Train, road disruptions expected across central Israel over next week, starting tonight

Affected train passengers can contact Israel Railways at *5770, while bus passengers can call the national public transportation information hotline at *4515.

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.
WOMEN AT a meeting of the Jerusalem Barnard Book Club.

English-language book clubs across Israel keep Anglo women on the same page

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

Illustrative: Police car at night

Vehicle registered to PMO shot at in attempted assassination of crime boss Domrani's son - report


98 rooms, large spa, sea view: New resort to open in surprising destination

Shevet Achim Group to open Reef resort in Ashkelon in March 2027, featuring 98 beachfront rooms, spa, padel courts, and restaurants.

Reef, a new resort in Ashkelon.

Choosing life, building hope: Former hostage turns to disability advocacy to honor wife, daughters

Eli Sharabi partners with Shalva to create an Ashkelon center honoring his wife and daughters, while providing disability services and trauma care for the South.

SHARABI: ‘THERE’S only one place that I want to actually be part of and create something and work together with. This is at Shalva.”

Missing 4-year-old child Younes Abu Ghanem found in Ashkelon following police search

Abu Ghanem marks the second young child to go missing in the Ashkelon area within a month, after four-year-old Yuval Kogan was found after he went missing from Hofit Beach.

Younes Abu Ghanem.

Elderly woman killed, two other women seriously injured in Ashkelon multi-bus crash

The accident involved three different buses, police confirmed shortly after it occurred. 

United Hatzalah paramedics respond to a multi-bus crash in Ashkelon on August 4, 2026.

The Israeli secret inside the Dreamliner: Ashkelon company’s mega-deal

The company reported it will supply Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with $58 million in systems under a long-term agreement with a leading American aviation customer.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Beyond Headlines: Ashkelon’s lost boy, faith behind his rescue - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

Interview with Noam Simchi. July 28, 2026.

Missing 4-year-old Yuval Kogan found alive after overnight search near Ashkelon

Two riders on horseback located four-year-old Yuval Kogan after missing for more than 24 hours from Hofit Beach in Ashkelon on Thursday.

Yuval Kogan is found by Israel Police officers in Ashkelon on July 24, 2026.

Explosive device found near Ashkelon playground, suspect arrested

Prosecutors say fingerprints and location data linked suspect Osher Peretz to the sophisticated device though he denies building or hiding it.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Hezbollah terrorist kills IDF officer, wounds another soldier, during southern Lebanon operation

Cpt. David Hazutt was a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade's 12th Battalion.

Captain David Hazutt, 21.

Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident that killed Tyukin.

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.