Sderot

The Oct. 7 battle for Sderot still rages in the minds of its survivors

Three years after October 7, Sderot residents described the trauma that still haunts them, while remaining determined to stay and rebuild their lives near the Gaza border.

Israelis visit a memorial site for those killed in the October 7 attack at the former Sderot Police Station in southern Israel, November 5, 2025.
An F-35 adir from 140 squadron take part in an Israeli air force air show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.

Netanyahu warns that an attack from Tehran would be 'one of their last decisions'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Sderot Yeshiva, August 16, 2026.

Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to conquer Gaza under military rule, re-establish settlements

EVEN IN rehearsals, the trauma remains close to the surface.

Sderot Women’s Theater premieres dark October 7 comedy play ‘Laughing on the Border’


Calling the attacks in the Dutch capital antisemitic is burying our heads in the sand - opinion

From Amsterdam to Sderot, the ideology is the same. It is a deep-rooted hatred for any expression of democratic and liberal values.

 THE WRITER speaks at a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in September. Hatred of Jews is a central component of radical Islam’s rhetoric, but it is merely part of a greater objective – destabilizing the free world order, he maintains.

Bringing hope to Gaza border communities: First cohort of Kolot's 'Restart' program graduates

This marks the launch of various ventures, including a festival project, a therapeutic space with therapy animals, and a holistic health program for women. 

 The first cohort of Restart, including 15 residents of the Gaza border communities, graduated recently in Sderot.

'They're shooting at the ambulance, the station, they’re shooting everywhere'

MDA staff members realized this wasn’t just a case of missile fire; gunmen were inside the city.

 A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

Ayalim's Sderot student village revitalizes with courage and renewal after devastating attacks

Under the theme "Courage and Renewal," the event was attended by hundreds of Ayalim students and youth from across Israel.

Sar Shalom Jerbi, Ayalim’s CEO  Sigal Barzilai, and Vicki Dayan.

Israeli film ‘Red Flower’ copes with the carnage in Sderot - review

Also available is the docudrama One Day in October on Yes TV, by Daniel Finkelman and Oded Davidoff, which offers dramatized versions of four stories from October 7.

 A SCENE from ‘Red Flower.’

TV week: New doc. on Sderot police station, Springsteen on Disney+

The documentary makers created a meticulously detailed, dollhouse-size model to tell the story of the bombed Sderot police station after October 7.

 A SCENE from ‘The Battle for Sderot.’

Sderot's festival and its fracture: art healing amid chaos

Amid everything going on in the South, the Adama Center's three-day Festival and Its Fracture promotes unity through creativity.

  ‘I’M STILL HERE’ will open the Arava International Film Festival.

Rising from the ashes: After Oct. 7, Sapir College hopes to be a global trauma research center

The community of Sapir College was heavily affected by Oct. 7. College president Nir Kedar recalls the institution’s response, and its vision to be a global center for trauma research.

 Nir Kedar is seen at the entrance of Sapir College, just 3.5 km. from Gaza.

Solel Boneh to restore another historic building in Sderot

One year after the destruction, the police station in Sderot will be rebuilt. The station, which became a symbol on October 7, will now be reconstructed by Solel Boneh.

 The police station in Sderot.

Pillars of Eternity: Sderot Memorial honors victims of October 7 attack

"The site will tell the story of the impossibility of the city of Sderot, whose life is now mixed with blood but holds extraordinary resilience, faith, heritage, and community."

 Sderot memorial