Sderot

Yossi Sharabi laid to rest, One year since Iran retaliation - October 27, 2025

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

A poster of Israeli hostage Yossi Sharabi, who was killed in Hamas captivity, and who's body was returned to Israel last night, October 15, 2025.
EHUD BANAI (right) with guitarist Nushi Paz.

Sderot to light up in blues for Music, Soul, Cinema and Resilience Festival

FLYING BACK home after exploring remote wilderness parts of Alaska.

From Alaska to Sderot's frontlines of resilience

Alon Davidi, Mayor of Sderot

Sderot’s quiet revolution: Growth against all odds - opinion


Sderot becoming hub of resilience and diplomacy during Gaza war - opinion

The Gaza border region – once seen only through the lens of war – is becoming a global hub of resilience and innovation.

US AMBASSADOR Mike Huckabee holds a private meeting with civic leaders from Future for the Otef.

Ayalim Association boosts incentives in war-affected areas including Sderot, Kiryat Shmona

Ayalim opens registration with scholarships up to NIS 20,000 in Metulla, Kiryat Shmona, Sderot, and more student villages across Israel.

The Ayalim Association student village in Karmiel.

Aiming low, reaching high: Israeli duo breaks ground in autonomous drone navigation

Despite the promise of drone technology, low-altitude flights are notoriously difficult and present unique challenges.

Captain (Res.) Noe Mignolet and Ofir Biton with their low-altitude drone navigation system, named SkyOps.

WATCH: Hamas Beit Hanun Battalion surrenders to IDF troops in north Gaza

In on-site questioning, the terrorists said they had planned to flee after another terrorist who was with them in the shaft was killed during a clash with IDF troops.

Hamas terrorists surrender to IDF troops, August 2, 2025.

Emunah: Caring for a Nation - opinion

For 90 years, Emunah has been a pillar of support for Israel’s most vulnerable: before, during, and after times of national crisis.

Tema Klausner - President of World Emunah, Tami Beck - Director of the Emunah Sarah Ronson Counseling Center in Sderot

A new doctrine: If any Iranian proxy strikes Israel, Israel should strike Tehran - comment

From now on, the rule should be that any attack on Sderot or Kiryat Shmona leads to an attack on Tehran.

 Iranian missile strikes Beersheba, June 24, 2025.

Israel's Bnei Menashe community finds a home in Sderot synagogue

The Alfei Menashe Synagogue in Sderot and its spiritual leader, Rabbi David Lhungdim, are building a community.

 AT THE Bnei Menashe Gallery exhibition (L to R): Rabbi Menachem Listman; Rabbi David Lhungdim; and Asher Misao

Islamic Jihad fires three rockets at southern Israel, intercepted by IDF

The IDF struck Khan Yunis hospitals twice on Tuesday prior to the sirens.

 Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Khan Yunis on October 10, 2020.

Remembering the past, protecting the future: Sderot mayor's personal March of the Living - opinion

This year, more than ever, my journey to the death camps is not merely one of remembrance – it is one of presence, of making a statement.

 YOUTH TAKE part in The March of the Living at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on Holocaust Remembrance Day last year. ‘As a mayor, an Israeli, a Jew, and someone who has experienced the profound heartbreak of the past year and a half, I travel there with a heavy heart but also a deep sense of purpose.

Three Israeli civilians cross into Gaza Strip, returned to Israeli territory by IDF

IDF soldiers who operated in the area were dispatched to the scene and returned the civilians to Israeli territory. 

 View of cars destroyed by Hamas terrorists during the October 7 massacre and the Erez border crossing at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, January 4, 2024.

October 7 probe: Communication gaps, misguided concepts led to Sderot massacre

IDF probe reveals 41 Nukhba terrorists infiltrated Sderot on Oct. 7 • Israel suffered 53 fatalities, including 37 civilians

An Israeli police officer stands outside the destroyed police station in the city of Sderot, October 8, 2023