Sderot

Israel Railways to reduce service in central Israel 'during peak hours only' for planned work

It was not immediately clear why the railway chose to perform the October 28-29 infrastructure work during peak hours, including rush hours, on two consecutive workdays right after the elections.

Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.
A STILL from ‘The Shift’ episode of KAN 11’s ‘Real Time.’

New Israeli documentary captures Soroka's fight to save lives on October 7

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

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

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


Communities in Israel’s south balance regeneration and preservation a year after Oct. 7

Fourteen months after October 7, Israel's southern communities struggle to balance rebuilding with preserving memories as tourists visit attack sites while residents return home.

 Protesters in Sderot gather for the 'Gaza March,' May 14, 2024

IDF checking if drone incident in southern Israel was a result of a false identification

According to an initial investigation, the drone was likely launched from Yemen, Israeli media reported. 

 A drone is seen during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023; Illustration.

Joint initiative with Sapir College, Aliyah Ministry aims to rehabilitate Israel's South with Olim

The program officially launched in mid-November upon the enrollment of 17 new immigrants to Israel at Sapir College.

 Main Building of Sapir College in southern Israel.

Calling the attacks in the Dutch capital antisemitic is burying our heads in the sand - opinion

From Amsterdam to Sderot, the ideology is the same. It is a deep-rooted hatred for any expression of democratic and liberal values.

 THE WRITER speaks at a meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in September. Hatred of Jews is a central component of radical Islam’s rhetoric, but it is merely part of a greater objective – destabilizing the free world order, he maintains.

Bringing hope to Gaza border communities: First cohort of Kolot's 'Restart' program graduates

This marks the launch of various ventures, including a festival project, a therapeutic space with therapy animals, and a holistic health program for women. 

 The first cohort of Restart, including 15 residents of the Gaza border communities, graduated recently in Sderot.

'They're shooting at the ambulance, the station, they’re shooting everywhere'

MDA staff members realized this wasn’t just a case of missile fire; gunmen were inside the city.

 A soldier stands guard and defends the Sderot MDA station on October 7

Ayalim's Sderot student village revitalizes with courage and renewal after devastating attacks

Under the theme "Courage and Renewal," the event was attended by hundreds of Ayalim students and youth from across Israel.

Sar Shalom Jerbi, Ayalim’s CEO  Sigal Barzilai, and Vicki Dayan.

Israeli film ‘Red Flower’ copes with the carnage in Sderot - review

Also available is the docudrama One Day in October on Yes TV, by Daniel Finkelman and Oded Davidoff, which offers dramatized versions of four stories from October 7.

 A SCENE from ‘Red Flower.’

TV week: New doc. on Sderot police station, Springsteen on Disney+

The documentary makers created a meticulously detailed, dollhouse-size model to tell the story of the bombed Sderot police station after October 7.

 A SCENE from ‘The Battle for Sderot.’

Sderot's festival and its fracture: art healing amid chaos

Amid everything going on in the South, the Adama Center's three-day Festival and Its Fracture promotes unity through creativity.

  ‘I’M STILL HERE’ will open the Arava International Film Festival.