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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

Ashkelon

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
Illustrative: Israel Police officers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on July 19, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 11:10 am
Police arrest murder suspect at airport as he tries to leave country
Alexander Zabailov suspected in killing of Victoria Shkolnik, 26, whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff in Ashkelon last week
By ToI Staff
Yehoshua Hatav (Courtesy)
December 22, 2024, 9:48 pm
Yehoshua Hatav, 66: Devoted grandfather and retired military man
Died on October 11, 2023, of wounds sustained in a rocket strike on Ashkelon from Gaza on October 7
By ToI Staff
Dimitri (Dima) Sorokin (Courtesy)
November 17, 2024, 10:10 pm
Dima Sorokin, 50: Devoted grandfather and former ice hockey player
Murdered by Hamas terrorists on his way home from work near Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
The scene of a Hezbollah rocket attack impacting in Ma’alot-Tarshiha, northern Israel, October 29, 2024 (David Cohen/Flash90); inset: Muhammad Naim, 24, who was killed in the attack (Courtesy)
October 29, 2024, 11:01 am
Man killed in Hezbollah barrage on Ma’alot-Tarshiha in north
Victim named as Muhammad Naim; drones also hit Ashkelon and Nahariya; IDF probing failure to intercept projectiles
By Emanuel Fabian
Restoration work on the Roman tombs in Ashkelon, in an image released on August 27, 2023. (Emil Aladjem, IAA)
August 28, 2024, 1:42 pm
Unique Roman-era tombs with intricate wall paintings to be open to public in Ashkelon
Two tomb structures, used for generations by wealthy families in the ancient coastal city, were discovered decades ago but only recently restored
By Gavriel Fiske
Master Sgt. (res.) Itay Moreno who was killed in Zikim on October 11, 2023. (IDF)
August 26, 2024, 11:53 am
Dozens of volunteers help widow of fallen soldier find his lost wedding ring at beach
Members of the public mobilize with metal detectors; Itay Moreno was killed in October, his wife Gal was wearing his wedding band on a chain round her neck when it apparently fell
By ToI Staff
An aerial view of the Europe Asia Pipeline Company's (EAPC) oil terminal at Israel's southern Red Sea port city of Eilat, February 9, 2021. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
August 22, 2024, 10:51 am
Environmental groups hail decision to back down on increasing oil imports
PM, ministers agree to pause move that would have allowed more crude oil to enter Israel via southern port of Eilat, despite pressure from state-owned Europe Asia Pipeline Company
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip, near Kibbutz Kfar Aza along the Israel-Gaza border, on June 13, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 27, 2024, 5:11 am
Ashkelon targeted by rocket fire from Gaza for first time in a month
No injuries in attack claimed by Islamic Jihad; visiting Strip, Halevi says IDF to battle Hamas ‘until we return the hostages’ and dismantle terror group’s ‘last company’
By Emanuel Fabian
Musicians Avi Vaknin (left), Lir Hovoteli, Ori Ronen and Mati Ooliel at Jerusalem's Hamifletzet Pub on June 27, 2024 (Courtesy)
June 27, 2024, 5:39 pm
Artists from south pine for home in Jerusalem performance
Three singers, including ‘Rock in the Red Zone’s’ Avi Vaknin, perform in community pub show, sponsored by Jerusalem Foundation
By Jessica Steinberg
Mourners attend the funeral of Michel Nisenbaum, who was killed during Hamas's October 7 attack and whose body was taken into Gaza, in Ashkelon, Israel, on May 26, 2024. (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)
May 26, 2024, 3:15 pm
Daughter praises ‘heroic’ hostage Michel Nisenbaum as he is buried in Ashkelon
Terrorists shot grandfather of six as he was rushing to bring granddaughter to safety, and abducted his body to Gaza; hundreds take part in burial ceremony
By ToI Staff
This aerial photograph, taken on February 10, 2021, shows the oil storage containers of the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) in the mountains near Israel's Red Sea port city of Eilat. (MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP)
April 4, 2024, 8:44 am
Knesset committee peels away secrecy rules governing state oil company
Committee head says changes strike ‘correct balance’ between state security and public’s right to know; green groups welcome reform, vow to continue fighting for total transparency
By Sue Surkes
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