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Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded in the incident that killed Tyukin.

Staff Sergeant Michael Tyukin.
Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev (L, born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth), member of a flotilla bound for Gaza and one of dozens of activists that were detained when the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives at a court in Ashkelon, Israel on May 21, 2026.

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported

Brazilian Activist Thiago Avila, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appears at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel May 6, 2026.

Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel after week-long detention

A new resort under construction

Three projects, one vision


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.


Israel's ship industry urges government to help with jump in war insurance

Israel, which relies on seaborne trade for its economy, said last week it would provide compensation for ships damaged due to the war.

 Ashdod Port