Sderot

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

The festival's closing ceremony will launch Negba, a new incubator for young southern filmmakers.

Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.
Passengers at Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, September 24, 2026.

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

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


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.

Rising from the ashes: After Oct. 7, Sapir College hopes to be a global trauma research center

The community of Sapir College was heavily affected by Oct. 7. College president Nir Kedar recalls the institution’s response, and its vision to be a global center for trauma research.

 Nir Kedar is seen at the entrance of Sapir College, just 3.5 km. from Gaza.

Solel Boneh to restore another historic building in Sderot

One year after the destruction, the police station in Sderot will be rebuilt. The station, which became a symbol on October 7, will now be reconstructed by Solel Boneh.

 The police station in Sderot.

Pillars of Eternity: Sderot Memorial honors victims of October 7 attack

"The site will tell the story of the impossibility of the city of Sderot, whose life is now mixed with blood but holds extraordinary resilience, faith, heritage, and community."

 Sderot memorial

School in session on the Gaza border: Academic year starts in Sderot

The Jerusalem Report went to Sderot on September 4 to see how schools and students were coping, and we were impressed and inspired by the schools visited.

 AMIT Makif Sderot outdoor campus and play areas

Brave MDA paramedics drove into terrorist snipers’ line of fire 

Jerusalem paramedic Hadas Ehrlich urged wounded soldier not to give up – and he survived.

 MDA Paramedic at the hospital

An electoral reform could turn Sderot into Tel Aviv - opinion

With no regional or personal elements in voting, the current system may be hampering Israel's ability to address critical challenges.

 IDF SOLDIERS stand near the site of the old Sderot police station that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

MDA team from Karnei Shomron sped to southern Israel on October 7 to save lives

MDA paramedic Zvi Tiber: “We fought tooth and nail to save each casualty”.

 Zvi Tiber

Sderot invests NIS 15 million in renewing older neighborhoods

A 15 million shekel budget has been approved to plan urban renewal in Sderot's older neighborhoods, aiming to reduce disparities with newer areas.

Illustration: New urban district in the area surrounding the train station in Sderot.

Sderot, Ofakim to join gov't Miri Regev-led Oct. 7 memorial event

Several Gaza border communities, as well as the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, have announced they will not participate in the event and will instead host their own. 

 IDF soldiers inspect the remains of a police station in Sderot, which was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, on October 8.