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A burning car that had two people inside and that was discovered on Route 40, June 1, 2026. (Magen David Adom)
June 1, 2026, 9:49 pm
Two killed by explosive device in car on road near Beersheba
Vehicle veers off Route 40; passengers declared dead at scene; police say fire caused by bomb, incident tied to organized crime; man stabbed to death in Ashkelon
By Charlie Summers
A rare 2,000-year-old coin bearing the earliest known depiction of the Temple’s menorah was returned to the State of Israel on May 12, 2026, after a joint investigation by the US authorities and the Israel Antiquities Authority. (Eitan Klein/Israel Antiquities Authority)
May 14, 2026, 4:43 pm
2,000-year-old coin with earliest menorah image returned to Israel after seized in US
Joint operation also sees return of 2,500-year-old silver coin, one of two known examples in the world, as officials stress importance of international cooperation to combat looting
By Rossella Tercatin
People celebrate Israel's 77th Independence Day in central Jerusalem, May 1, 2025. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
April 12, 2026, 5:38 pm
Several cities nix Independence Day parties due to shaky Iran truce, Hezbollah war
Local government leaders recommend holding smaller ceremonies in lieu of large-scale events; Or Yehuda mayor says celebrating ‘as if nothing is happening’ is detached from reality
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An empty classroom at a school in Safed, northern Israel, on August 31, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 15, 2026, 6:48 pm
Several cities keep schools shut despite revised guidelines allowing them to reopen
Ashkelon, Ariel and Dimona decide conditions are not yet suitable to reopen their education systems, though the Home Front Command designated them as areas at lower risk
By Rossella Tercatin
Cliff collapse at Sidna Ali Beach in Herzliya, February 21, 2026. (Assaf Nissenbaum/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
February 26, 2026, 5:48 am
The way the kurkar crumbles? As deteriorating cliffs pose a danger, politics bogs down repairs
After part of a coastal rock face collapses in Herzliya, those tasked with protecting these ridges call for cash – and a single coordinating body to help them get the job done
By Sue Surkes
Ashkelon Mayor Tomer Glam attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting in Jerusalem, November 24, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 4, 2026, 10:11 am
Mayor suspected of pocketing millions in donations named as Ashkelon’s Tomer Glam
City leader released to house arrest as police probe suspicions of bribery, fraud, theft and money laundering in connection to wartime donations that were allegedly misappropriated
By ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Illustrative: A handcuffed man in Jerusalem. (Olivier Fitoussi /FLASH90)
December 4, 2025, 12:36 pm
Ashkelon man indicted for allegedly spying for Iran as cases continue to pile up
Police say 37-year-old Amir Malka was paid several thousand dollars; Bat Yam mayor appeals to citizens to stop helping Iran, says even he received recruitment texts
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
People walk past a tree that fell due to heavy winds outside the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, November 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2025, 11:36 am
12 rescued from cars as first major rains of season cause floods, fire
Lightning strikes tree, apparently igniting nearby electric lines, as part of Tel Aviv light rail shuts down; Hamas urges displaced Gazans to dig drainage channels between tents
By ToI Staff
Plans for a new deeptech center to be built in the Tera Park industrial zone in the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. (Courtesy)
November 13, 2025, 8:26 pm
Specialized chip plant to be built in Ashkelon, Israeli-Canadian fund announces
Awz Ventures says it will invest $1.6 billion in foundry to produce advanced semiconductors for defense use and civilian companies, though public portion of project cost unclear
By Sharon Wrobel
View of a construction site in Ashkelon, July 19, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 5, 2025, 5:41 pm
Israel to invest NIS 3.2 billion for post-war rehabilitation in the south
The package, which includes NIS 1.4 billion for Ashkelon and NIS 1.8 billion for other regional councils, is separate from the budget for Gaza border towns
By Zev Stub
Yehuda Shapira (Courtesy)
July 12, 2025, 9:44 pm
Yehuda Shapira, 75: Loving grandfather worked in sports management
Died on December 10, 2023, of injuries sustained in a Hamas rocket attack in Ashkelon on October 9, 2023
By ToI Staff
An oil tanker docked at the Europe-Asia Pipeline Company's port in Eilat from May 28 to 30, 2023. (Courtesy, Zalul)
April 29, 2025, 4:36 pm
State proposes extending secrecy for state-owned oil infrastructure firms
Draft notice posted to government website without publicity, giving public until May 5 to respond to proposal for the Europe Asia Pipeline Company
By Sue Surkes
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Ashkelon, April 6, 2025. (Edi Israel/ Flash90)
April 7, 2025, 1:16 am
Hamas fires 10 rockets at southern Israel, injuring one, in largest attack in months
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
By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman
Roi Moshe (Courtesy)
March 5, 2025, 11:27 pm
Roi Moshe, 36: Firefighter named the daughter he never got to meet
Killed by Hamas terrorists near Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
View of the Israel Railways train at the train station in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 2, 2025, 11:56 am
Sderot-Ashkelon train line resumes operations for first time since October 7 attack
Gaza border city was one of the hardest hit by Hamas-led terrorists, with at least 50 civilians and 20 police killed; vital train line reopens after IDF constructs defensive wall
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
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