The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eshkol-regional-council/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:55:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Eshkol Regional Council | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eshkol-regional-council/ 32 32 Just 138 yards too far from the Gaza border, towns are denied post-Oct. 7 state support https://www.timesofisrael.com/just-138-yards-too-far-from-the-gaza-border-towns-are-denied-post-oct-7-state-support/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:02:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3469750 As their immediate neighbors receive rehabilitation funds from the national Tekuma Directorate, four communities are suffering the same effects from the war, without the support

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]]> Israel to get 1st facility to recycle organic waste, produce gas and fertilizer https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-get-1st-facility-to-recycle-organic-waste-and-produce-gas-and-fertilizer/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 08:22:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430377 Discount Bank, environment ministry to fund plant near Gaza border that will use sealed containers of microbes to break down 200 tons of household and agricultural waste annually

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]]> IDF soldier killed by terrorists trying to infiltrate Israel from south Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-soldier-killed-by-terrorists-trying-to-infiltrate-israel-from-south-gaza/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:08:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3306680 3 Hamas operatives killed inside Strip by drone strike and tank shelling some 400 meters from border; slain soldier identified as tracker Zeed Mazarib, 34

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]]> At 11th hour, government okays funds for continued evacuee hotel housing https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-11th-hour-government-okays-funds-for-continued-evacuee-hotel-housing/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:36:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3236189 Officials in Gaza border communities criticize decision, demand more funds, as residents, hoteliers furious over procrastination; still no return date for northern evacuees

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]]> Southern mayors demand clarity from Netanyahu on whether residents can return safely https://www.timesofisrael.com/southern-mayors-demand-clarity-from-netanyahu-on-whether-residents-can-return-safely/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 11:03:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3218479 Eshkol Regional Council's Gadi Yarkoni says proper resources needed if population expected to come back, wants PM to be honest on reality of ongoing security situation

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]]> Four killed, including 2 toddlers, in car crash in south https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-killed-including-2-toddlers-in-deadly-car-crash-in-countrys-south/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:37:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2956294 All victims of crash, thought to be a head-on collision, are reported to be members of the same family; road death toll since start of year reaches 50

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]]> Father dies by suicide on grave of son killed by Gaza rocket fire in 2014 https://www.timesofisrael.com/father-dies-by-suicide-on-grave-of-son-killed-by-gaza-rocket-fire-in-2014/ Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:21:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2595947 Moshe Etzion, 88, takes his own life on anniversary of death of son Ze’ev, a local security chief in Kibbutz Nirim killed in the final hours of the war

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]]> Israel bombs Hamas weapons factory in Gaza in response to arson balloons https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-bombs-hamas-weapons-factory-in-gaza-after-wave-of-arson-balloons/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:41:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2575065&preview=true&preview_id=2575065 After 2 weeks of quiet, incendiary balloons launched from Gaza start 4 fires in southern Israel, but do not cause major damage

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]]> After 2 weeks of quiet, arson balloons launched from Gaza start 4 fires in south https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-2-weeks-of-quiet-arson-balloons-launched-from-gaza-start-4-fires-in-south/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:40:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2574914 Firefighters gain control of blazes before they cause damage; new government has been quicker to respond to such actions, striking Hamas targets in Gaza in response

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]]> Hamas: Truce talks have failed, Israel will receive ‘messages’ within hours https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-truce-talks-have-failed-israel-will-receive-messages-within-hours/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:19:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2376931&preview=true&preview_id=2376931 Report cites source in terror group saying Qatari envoy has left Gaza, ceasefire efforts collapsed due to Israeli insistence on ‘calm in return for calm’

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]]> Gaza arson balloons spark 33 fires in south while Qatar envoy still in Strip https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-arson-balloons-spark-33-fires-in-south-while-qatar-envoy-still-in-strip/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:47:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2376157&preview=true&preview_id=2376157 Two incendiaries land inside communities, one near a playground where children were playing

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]]> IDF strikes Hamas targets in southern Gaza after continued arson balloon attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-hamas-targets-in-southern-gaza-after-continued-arson-balloon-attacks-2/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:58:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2375664&preview=true&preview_id=2375664 Strikes come hours after Qatari envoy arrives in Strip bringing $30 million in cash, seeking to ease Israel-Hamas tensions

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]]> Qatar envoy arrives in Gaza with $30 million in cash seeking to placate Hamas https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatar-envoy-arrives-in-gaza-with-30-million-in-cash-seeking-to-placate-hamas/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:54:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2375628&preview=true&preview_id=2375628 Arson balloons from Gaza spark 29 fires in Israel Tuesday; airborne bomb launched by terrorists explodes in basketball court in Netivot, as escalation continues

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]]> Arson balloons from Gaza spark 29 fires in Israel Tuesday https://www.timesofisrael.com/arson-balloons-from-gaza-spark-29-fires-in-israel-tuesday/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:14:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2375506&preview=true&preview_id=2375506 Airborne bomb launched by terrorists explodes in basketball court in Netivot, as escalation continues

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]]> IDF strikes Hamas targets in southern Gaza after continued arson balloon attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-hamas-targets-in-southern-gaza-after-continued-arson-balloon-attacks/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 02:17:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2374912&preview=true&preview_id=2374912 Hamas warns no end to Gaza violence until Israel completely lifts blockade; dozens of airborne devices cause at least 36 fires in southern Israel

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