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Mahmoud Abu Asabeh, 48, from the West Bank town of Halhul north of Hebron, was killed late Monday, November 12, 2018, when a rocket launched by Gaza terrorists struck a home in the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon. (Twitter screen capture)
January 25, 2019, 10:03 am
Family of Palestinian killed by Gaza rocket in Israel sues state for negligence
Mahmoud Abu Asabeh’s relatives demand millions in damages after firefighters failed to locate him during initial search of Ashkelon building hit by missile from Gaza in November
By TOI staff
First responders at the scene of a suspected car bombing in Ashkelon, January 21, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
January 21, 2019, 12:10 pm
Car explodes next to Ashkelon kindergarten in alleged gangland assassination bid
Target likely senior member of prominent crime family; none hurt
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of Palestinian fishermen on a boat off the coast of the Gaza Strip, February 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
December 15, 2018, 4:59 pm
Palestinian shot after crossing permitted fishing zone near Gaza
Man rushed to Israeli hospital in mild to moderate condition; IDF arrests three more individuals who deviated from designated fishing waters
By TOI staff
Friends and relatives of Sgt. Yosef Cohen mourn during his funeral in Jerusalem on December 14, 2018, a day after he was killed in a West Bank terror shooting. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
December 14, 2018, 12:41 pm
Thousands attend funerals of soldiers killed in West Bank attack
Yosef Cohen eulogized by stepfather as a ‘great, holy, pure child’; Yovel Mor Yosef hailed for giving up basketball dreams to serve in religious combat unit
By Michael Bachner
Southern community council leaders meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with senior cabinet ministers and army commander, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, November 15, 2018. (Prime Minister's Office)
November 16, 2018, 1:21 am
Netanyahu meets southern community leaders amid criticism over Gaza ceasefire
PM, along with top ministers and IDF chiefs, presents NIS 500 million support plan for border towns in bid to quell anger over restrained response to Hamas fire
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Tzachi Hanegbi at a Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 22, 2016. (Miriam Alsterl/Flash90)
November 15, 2018, 8:04 pm
Netanyahu rebukes Likud ally for downplaying Gaza rocket fire on south
Brushing aside Tzachi Hanegbi’s apology for calling Hamas barrage ‘minor,’ PM urges patience as Israel in ‘middle of a campaign’ in Gaza, says south just as important as Tel Aviv
By TOI staff
Residents of Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip burn tires and block a road at the entrance to the city of Sderot in protest of a ceasefire agreement, November 14, 2018. (Israel Police)
November 15, 2018, 5:58 pm
Netanyahu, IDF chiefs to meet southern community leaders amid anger over Gaza
Kibbutz Movement says prime minister has neglected them, should go south to communities and ‘look residents in the eye’
By TOI staff
Family members carry Mahmoud Abu Asabeh's body to a burial site in Halhoul on November 14, 2018. (Adam Rasgon/ Times of Israel)
November 15, 2018, 2:11 am
In Hebron, mourning a Palestinian killed in Ashkelon by a rocket fired from Gaza
Mahmoud Abu Asabeh, a contractor who spent much of his time in Israel, was the sole fatality in 2 days of barrages from Strip; he was buried with little fanfare and no PA presence
By Adam Rasgon
A wounded Israeli woman is evacuated from her apartment, which was set ablaze by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on November 12, 2018. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
November 14, 2018, 10:35 pm
As rockets multiplied, racing first responders struggled to keep up
The 400 rockets launched from Gaza posed a challenge not only to the Iron Dome defense system but also to emergency workers, who respond to multiple incidents for every rocket
By Melanie Lidman
A wounded Israeli woman is evacuated from her apartment, which was set ablaze by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on November 12, 2018. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
November 13, 2018, 9:39 pm
At least 108 people wounded in Israel in two days of rocket fire
Hospitals say dozens treated for shock after over 460 rockets and mortar shells fired at Israeli towns by Gazan terror groups
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin (c), Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, (r) and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkott, attending a security cabinet meeting at the Kirya, the IDF Headquarters, in Tel Aviv, on February 10, 2018. (Ariel Hermony/Ministry of Defense)
November 13, 2018, 8:12 pm
Defense minister, 3 colleagues oppose Gaza ceasefire said pushed by Netanyahu
Liberman and Bennett claim they did not back end to Gaza strikes, as Yesh Atid and Zionist Union parties accuse government of being led by Hamas, lacking any long-term strategy
By Raoul Wootliff
A ball of fire above the building housing the Hamas-run television station al-Aqsa TV in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli air strike, November 12, 2018. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP)
November 13, 2018, 6:36 pm
Israel indicates acceptance of Gaza ceasefire reached with Hamas
Palestinian terror groups in the Strip say they will abide by Egyptian-brokered ceasefire if IDF does too
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi (C), the head of the IDF's Southern Command, visits a home in Beersheba that was destroyed by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on October 17, 2018. (Flash90)
November 13, 2018, 5:52 pm
Security cabinet orders IDF to continue strikes in Gaza ‘as needed’
Statement after 7-hour meeting seen as Israeli signal of a desire to return to calm after massive rocket fire from Strip and IDF retaliatory airstrikes
By TOI staff
Zionist Union chairman Avi Gabbay in Ashkelon, November 12, 2018. (Ra'anan Cohen)
November 13, 2018, 5:12 pm
Visiting Gaza border towns, opposition leaders push tougher response to attacks
Zionist Union, Yesh Atid party heads say cabinet failing to maintain Israeli deterrence, call to hit Hamas hard; President Rivlin urges faith in political and military leadership
By Raoul Wootliff
Mahmoud Abu Asabeh, 48, from the West Bank town of Halhul north of Hebron, was killed late Monday, November 12, 2018, when a rocket launched by Gaza terrorists struck a home in the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon. (Twitter screen capture)
November 13, 2018, 4:54 pm
Man killed in Ashkelon rocket attack was Palestinian from Hebron area
Uncle of 48-year-old Mahmoud Abu Asabeh says his nephew had worked in Israel for 15 years; security official says he had permission to spend nights in Israel
By Adam Rasgon
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