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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

Ashkelon

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
Danil Kimenfeld (Facebook).
March 13, 2024, 9:53 pm
Danil Kimenfeld, 64: Doting grandfather, ‘anchor of the family’
Killed by Hamas terrorists while on a fishing trip at the Zikim beach on October 7
By ToI Staff
Reuven Heinik (Courtesy)
February 21, 2024, 10:09 pm
Reuven Heinik, 56: Dairy farmer wouldn’t abandon his cows
Killed at the dairy farm in Kibbutz Kissufim on October 9
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists are seen on their way to cross the Israel-Gaza border fence from Khan Younis during the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023. (Said Khatib/ AFP/ File)
February 20, 2024, 2:59 pm
Hamas planned Ashkelon jail raid to free Palestinian prisoners on October 7 – report
Terrorists headed to Shikma Prison with detailed plan but got lost on the way for ‘unknown reason,’ ended up in Sderot, according to London-based Arabic paper
By ToI Staff
IDF troops seen in the Gaza Strip in a photo released by the IDF, Feb. 17, 2024. (IDF Spokesperson)
February 17, 2024, 1:07 pm
Special forces searching Khan Younis hospital detain over 100 terror suspects, IDF says
Military denies Hamas claim troops targeted generators at Nasser hospital, says soldiers worked to repair malfunctioning machine, brought in replacement; rocket fire at Ashkelon
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Gad Partok, 93, a Tunisian-born Holocaust survivor, poses for a portrait in his home in Ashkelon, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
January 27, 2024, 12:26 pm
‘Is it true? Is it so?’: Holocaust survivor says Oct. 7 revived childhood trauma
Tunisia-born Gad Partok says deadly Hamas onslaught and feeling of abandonment by authorities bring back the disturbing memories of the Nazi atrocities during World War II
By AP
Justice Isaac Amit at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, January 4, 2024. (Flash90/Yonatan Sindel)
January 16, 2024, 12:52 pm
Rabbinate delays divorce of a woman it helped wed but now says may not be Jewish
High Court of Justice orders rabbinical judges to discontinue their inquiry and nullify the marriage, after delaying since 2021
By Canaan Lidor
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