The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ashdod/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ashdod | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ashdod/ 32 32 Ben Gvir said to have forced his way onto ship to film controversial flotilla video https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-said-to-have-forced-his-way-onto-ship-to-film-controversial-flotilla-video/ Sun, 31 May 2026 20:17:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3833927 National security minister blew past 2 officers who tried to prevent him from boarding vessel where detainees were held, threatened to ruin career of one, report says

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]]> Exhibit on iconic designer Dorin Frankfurt looks at the clothes that made the woman https://www.timesofisrael.com/exhibit-on-iconic-designer-dorin-frankfurt-looks-at-the-clothes-that-made-the-woman/ Fri, 15 May 2026 10:01:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3818231 Open through August 15, 'Fashion Worker: Dorin Frankfurt' at the Ashdod Museum of Art showcases nearly 50 years of local fashion, manufacturing, and Israeli style

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]]> Hezbollah fires missile at southern port of Ashdod as IDF strikes launchers in Lebanon https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-fires-missile-at-southern-port-of-ashdod-as-idf-strikes-launchers-in-lebanon/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:31:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3798839 No injuries in overnight attack, which sets off sirens in Tel Aviv due to falling interceptor debris; home in Misgav Am hit by rocket; Lebanese reel from major Israeli strikes

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]]> Man kidnaps daughters to West Bank; officers rescue them, arrest him https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-kidnaps-daughters-to-west-bank-officers-rescue-them-arrest-him/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:31:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3776095 After reported incident of domestic violence in Ashdod, father allegedly grabs children, aged 1 and 3, and heads to Palestinian village; cops track him, return kids to mother

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]]> Two women die at Ashdod refinery, likely due to lack of oxygen https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-women-die-at-ashdod-refinery-likely-due-to-lack-of-oxygen/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:16:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3752597 Police, firefighters rule out toxic substance leak after factory employees found unconscious; suspect they suffocated in their hazmat suits

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]]> Dan Elkayam, French national killed in Bondi attack, laid to rest in Ashdod https://www.timesofisrael.com/dan-elkayam-27-french-national-killed-in-bondi-attack-laid-to-rest-in-ashdod/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3719955 Semi-professional soccer player lived in Sydney suburbs, loved to travel and wanted to teach poor kids abroad; his mother mourns: 'You are gone because you were Jewish'

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]]> Man arrested for chasing people with an axe in an Ashdod park, police say https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-arrested-for-chasing-people-with-an-axe-in-an-ashdod-park-police-say/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:07:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3704130 Police say man resisted arrest, tried to attack responding officers and has been taken into custody for interrogation, may be sent to psychiatric evaluation

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]]> Hamas fires 5 rockets from Gaza on Yom Kippur, triggering sirens in Ashdod; no injuries https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-fires-5-rockets-from-gaza-on-yom-kippur-triggering-sirens-in-ashdod-no-injuries/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:27:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3654838 IDF says 4 projectiles intercepted, 1 hit open area; Gazan health authorities say dozens killed by Israeli fire; officer seriously wounded in attack on army post

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]]> Two rockets fired at Ashdod; IDF says ‘many’ Hamas fighters killed in Gaza City push https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-rockets-fired-at-ashdod-idf-says-many-hamas-fighters-killed-in-gaza-city-push/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:32:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3647013 IDF kills sniper it says was Shifa Hospital chief's brother; Hamas-run health ministry says 75 more killed; 10 soldiers lightly injured when vehicle flips

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]]> Four women injured, one seriously, by grenade tossed at Ashdod building https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-women-injured-one-seriously-by-grenade-tossed-at-ashdod-building/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:25:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3616703 Victims, aged 16-23, said outside when explosive lobbed at residential building; police link incident to feud between crime groups, believe assailant attacked wrong location

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]]> Hamas fires 10 rockets at southern Israel, injuring one, in largest attack in months https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-fires-10-rockets-at-southern-israel-injuring-one-in-largest-attack-in-months/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:16:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3519561 Man lightly injured by shrapnel from hit in Ashkelon; IDF says only 5 rockets intercepted by air defenses; Netanyahu, en route to the US, instructs Katz to respond harshly

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]]> Oleg Lifshitz, 60: New immigrant from Ukraine who loved fishing https://www.timesofisrael.com/oleg-lifshitz-60-new-immigrant-from-ukraine-who-loved-fishing/ Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:48:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3492857 Murdered by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Re'im on October 7

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]]> Police shut flooded roads as winter storm blows into central and southern Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-shut-flooded-roads-as-winter-storm-blows-into-central-and-southern-israel/ Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:34:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3450044 Traffic blocked on Route 90 near Dead Sea, some highway lanes closed near Tel Aviv amid surging flash floods; major storm system forecast to taper off later Tuesday

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]]> Hillel Zalmanovich, 60: Avid bike rider who loved to explore Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/hillel-zalmanovich-60-avid-bike-rider-who-loved-to-explore-israel/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:30:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3411441 Murdered by Hamas terrorists while out bike riding near Kibbutz Kissufim on October 7

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]]> Policeman killed, 4 injured in terror shooting on highway near Ashdod https://www.timesofisrael.com/policeman-killed-4-injured-in-terror-shooting-on-highway-near-ashdod/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:04:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3397833 Volunteer medic shoots attacker dead; doctor who stopped to help wounded is also injured; Ben Gvir says private gun ownership helped prevent worse attack

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