Ashkelon

Ashkelon court extends Domrani house arrest, tightens contact ban in grenade case

Domrani was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the overnight throwing of a fragmentation grenade into the yard of a private home in Ashkelon.

Forensic Examiner investigaes the crime scene were Amir Saada, a member in the criminal organization of Shalom Domrani was shot and killed, in Ashkelon , June 17, 2023.
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Multiple injured as severe weather causes tree collapses in Ashkelon, Bnei Brak

Police prevented protesters affiliated with the Peleg Yerushalmi group from entering Ashkelon on December 18th, 2025.

WATCH: Police block Peleg Yerushalmi protesters at Ashkelon city entrances, arresting eight

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

'A prank': Israel Police detain suspect for shooting rubber bullets at Ashkelon kindergarten


It’s hard for evacuees, even harder if Ethiopian – this NGO can help

Jpost speaks to Ethiopian evacuees about their unique struggles.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Bnei Brak, Ashkelon lead cities with highest municipal election voter turnout

Mayoral candidates Hanoch Zeibert, Yaakov Vider, and  Uriel Menachem Buso made their last pitches to the city's residents on Tuesday.

 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man casts his ballot at a voting station, in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024.

Hamas's secret plan to take over Israeli prison on October 7 unveiled - report

The terror group had an ambitious plan on October 7 to storm Ashkelon Central Prison (Shikma Prison) and release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

 Smoke rises as seen from the broken fence in Kfar Aza where Hamas terrorists entered during the October 7tattack, in southern Israel, November 5, 2023

WATCH: Instant karma: Israel kills Gaza terrorist within half hour of launching rocket

The majority of fighting in recent days has been in the South, in particular the area around Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.

 Screenshot of an IDF video showing a strike that reportedly killed a terrorist who had recently fired a rocket at Ashkelon. February 17, 2024.

Don't underestimate the millennials and zoomers of the Israel-Hamas War

Despite their wounds, they all want to get back in the fight – together they will win this war.

 ISRAELI FORCES outside the entrance to the south of Sderot, with Hamas to the west, on October 8.

Families fleeing Ashkelon rocket, Hamas 'hell' live in Jerusalem hotel

Aviva, 36, the mother of four children, spoke about the hell she experienced in the first week of the war and about her current situation in Jerusalem.

 AVIVA SAYS her family benefits from Jerusalem’s ‘educational envelope.’

‘We need to open our hearts’

Brown Hotels founder and co-owner speaks out about hosting evacuees in wartime.

 Leon Avigad, founder of the Brown Hotels Group

Renewing protection: 136 in the South, 3,257 in Tel Aviv

Ashkelon vs. Tel Aviv: 2,300% gap "highlights the urgency of the situation," the RE appraisers' head said. "Decision-makers must act swiftly, with a focus on the broader urban and regional benefits."


National Victory: New tenders for commerce and employment in Ashkelon

Israel Land Authority announces nine lots for commerce and employment in Ashkelon, as the city strives to recover amid ongoing conflict in the region.


Gov't approves building 800 apartments with safe rooms in Ashkelon

National Committee approves construction of 800 new apartments in Ashkelon, boosting urban renewal efforts and providing protected housing units for the city's residents.