Sderot

‘Closing the circle’: October 7 victim Elitzur Hajbi laid to rest three years after massacre

"For us, our responsibility was not complete until we could bring him to rest with the dignity and respect every person deserves," said said ZAKA Search & Rescue CEO.

 Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, November 23, 2023.
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.

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

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


Café Greg reopens Sderot branch six months after war


Israel Prize winners announced, among them Netanyahu critic Eyal Waldman

After this year's prize ceremony being roiled in controversy, Education Minister Yoav Kisch announces the full list of winners of Israel's most prestigious prize.

 Education Minister Yoav Kisch speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper "Makor Rishon", in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 19, 2024.

Sderot Cinematheque to host festival after city suffered on October 7

Excitement is running high ahead of the reopening in the city that suffered over 50 civilian and 20 police casualties on the day of the Hamas massacre.

 THE SDEROT Cinematheque.

Reviving Sderot: SafeSpace Complex for Small Businesses and Start-ups

Sderot's greenhouse launched SafeSpace this week, a complex supporting small businesses and startups in the area, sponsored by Bank Hapoalim and the Sderot Development Fund.


Osem Nestle establishes a fund to support the residents of Sderot

To boost the city's industry and support the younger generation, the group is setting up a fund to focus on technological education for residents, with millions of shekels allocated.


Betrayal: Why a vital emergency room won't be built in Sderot - opinion

The Likud's betrayal may be evident in Sderot's ER funding remaining in limbo whereas for airport staff, who may vote for the party in next primary, it is allotting generous tax exemptions

  Mayor of Sderot Alon Davidi and Netanyahu. The latter would count him more if he was backed by thousands of functionaries

Sderot students have gone back to school in their city, safety concerns remain

Principals are required to know and observe safety guidelines set by the Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

 The activities of the Sderot Resilience Complex supported by KKL-JNF.

Israel pays tribute to the Bedouin heroes of October 7 - interview

As employees of the kibbutzim, Dahesh’s family knew many of the victims of the massacre, he said, adding that he attended 25 funerals and continues to visit his friends where they are displaced to.

 SHIN BET Director Avi Dichter (L) greets Anir Abu Dabes, a Bedouin MDA medic from Rahat, who was among the first responders to arrive in Ofakim, saving lives while under fire, as Avi Benlolo, CEO of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative, who spearheaded the tribute, looks on.

Four months into the war, Israel’s South needs help and healing

Since the war broke out on October 7, KKL-JNF has deployed its resources in Israel’s South to help those most in need.

 KKL-JNF memorial site in the Re’im Forest.

Finding hope amid the killing fields - opinion

This is our moment to be gutsy and inspired, to make Israel flourish again, like the red anemones making the Supernova killing fields bloom.

 ITAMAR ALUS reenacts his showdown with one of the Hamas invaders of Ofakim.