Ashkelon

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

Police found that the vehicle was registered to Boaz Assayag, one of Netanyahu's drivers, who had previously testified in the prime minister's corruption trial.

Illustrative: Police car at night
Reef, a new resort in Ashkelon.

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

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.”

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

Younes Abu Ghanem.

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


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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

 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.

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