Ashdod

WATCH: Ashkelon firefighters rescue eight as coastal cities face winter's first flash flooding

Several cities along the coast experienced heavy rain on Friday morning, from Haifa to Ashkelon, where 61 millimeters fell in just an hour and a half.

Lightning illuminates the sky over the upper Galilee, during a rain storm on November 13, 2025.
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Israel invests $650K in maritime surveillance AI

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Police arrest teen suspected of stabbing classmate at school in Ashdod

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues.

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues


IDF intercepts four rockets launched from Gaza on Yom Kippur, fifth falls in open field

The IDF said that it identified five launches from the Strip after sirens sounded in Ashdod, in southern Israel.

An Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen in position near Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2023

Whale shark documented at Ashdod beach--a first for Israel's Mediterranean coast

The enormous endangered fish is only the third ever confirmed in the Mediterranean and is harmless, filtering plankton rather than attacking swimmers.

Whale shark documented at Ashdod beach--a first for Israel's Mediterranean coast.

Ashdod Port and Chartered Group sign strategic innovation and investment agreement

Memorandum of Understanding signed after hosting innovation conferences in Japan

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New report reveals: This is the city marked as Israel’s next real estate investment hotspot

Appraiser Ohad Dannus reports: Ashdod home prices rose 14.6% in a year. Big deals like the Soho complex draw major investors. Demand is rising among olim, foreign buyers, and young couples.

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'Israel brought this on itself,' Anti-Zionist American Jew onboard Handala claims

American Jew Bob Suberi, one of the activists who was on the Handala Freedom Flotilla that was intercepted on its way to Gaza, blames Israel for the Gaza war.

Activists wash the deck of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as they prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Marsa, Malta August 16, 2024.

Israel Police arrest murder suspect in Cyprus after year long operation

According to Israel Police, the suspect murdered Peretz in March 2024 and shot and injured another man and woman in Ashdod.

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Billion-Shekel potential: The most dazzling complex in the south is up for sale

Hachshara Insurance offers 1,100 housing units and 7,000 m² of retail in Ashdod’s Soho complex, while keeping a strategic share. The project is part of Ashdod’s Kiryat Eitanim master plan.

 Soho Complex Plan in Ashdod

Ashdod’s new urban center is underway

Hachshara Insurance will issue a landmark tender for a major mixed-use complex in Ashdod, aiming to create an urban hub inspired by New York’s SoHo model.

 The project in the heart of Ashdod. Designed by Amir Mann and Ami Shinar Architects.

The Gipsy Kings – Gipsy Reyes to headline Meridiano Festival in Ashdod

Known for Spanish flamenco/pop hybrids like “Bambeleo” and its frantic rendition of “Hotel California,” the band is one of the few foreign artists willing to venture to Israel since the war started.

 Gipsy Reyes to headline at Meridiano Festival in Ashdod

Living between green and blue: The new residential experience in Ashdod

BLUE & GREEN by Peretz Bonei HaNegev: 3 modern towers near the Lachish River and Mediterranean Sea, blending quality living with nature in one of Israel’s top urban parks.

 BLUE & GREEN project by Peretz Bonei HaNegev

Tzav 9 protesters block humanitarian aid trucks bound for Gaza at Ashdod Port, two arrested

The groups stated that they blocked "dozens of aid trucks destined for Hamas," after the trucks were loaded with supplies and equipment from UNRWA containers at the Ashdod Port.

 Protesters from the Tzav 9 and Generation of Victory groups demonstrate against humanitarian aid entering Gaza at the Ashdod Port, May 27, 2025.