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Post-lockdown field trip? Visit some of Israel’s (320!) archaeological gardens
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Free historical sites nationwide, open to the public at all hours, feature Roman-era marble artifacts, ancient sarcophagi, farming implements, Crusader ruins and more
An overlook next to a mikveh, or ritual bath, at the Givat Titora archaeological garden. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
September 20, 2020, 6:38 am
Post-lockdown field trip? Visit some of Israel’s (320!) archaeological gardens
Free historical sites nationwide, open to the public at all hours, feature Roman-era marble artifacts, ancient sarcophagi, farming implements, Crusader ruins and more
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli airstrike in the Khan Younis town of the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2020 following rocket fire on Israel. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
September 16, 2020, 4:41 am
After peace deals, Gazans fire 13-rocket salvo at Israel; IDF hits Hamas targets
Iron Dome intercepts 8 missiles in predawn assault; IDF responds with 2 waves of airstrikes; in earlier attack, 2 hurt from Gaza rocket fire as Israel signed historic accords in DC
By Judah Ari Gross
Police and medical personnel at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a road in the southern city of Ashdod on September 15, 2020 (Flash90)
September 15, 2020, 11:56 pm
Gaza flogged for rocket attack during White House peace bash
Gantz says incident a ‘reminder from our enemies that we must always be strong’; Liberman: ‘While Bibi celebrates in Washington, Hamas celebrates in Ashdod and Ashkelon’
By TOI staff
Police and medical personnel at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a road in the southern city of Ashdod on September 15, 2020 (Flash90)
September 15, 2020, 9:48 pm
Two hurt from Gaza rocket fire as Israel signs historic accords in Washington
Missiles fired at Ashdod, Ashkelon; IDF says 1 projectile shot down by Iron Dome, second hits road in residential area; soldiers nab 2 Palestinians entering Israel from the Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
Screen capture from video of one of the suspects in the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl in Eilat, seen in the Ashkelon Magistrate's Court. (Channel 13)
September 1, 2020, 9:30 pm
Main suspect in Eilat gang rape lured teen by saying he was a medic — police
11 suspects to be indicted on Wednesday in case that shocked the country and sparked nationwide protests
By TOI staff
Smoke and flames rise after Israeli war planes army carried out airstrikes over Gaza City on August 18, 2020 after a rocket was fired from Gaza towards Israel (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)
August 19, 2020, 12:18 am
After rocket fire, Israeli airstrikes target Hamas special forces base in Gaza
Projectile hits open area in Israeli territory, two girls lightly injured while running to bomb shelters in Ashkelon; arson balloons spark series of fires in southern Israel
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Rockets are launched by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip toward Israel, February 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
August 18, 2020, 9:47 pm
Rocket fired from Gaza at southern Israel, amid high tensions
Projectile apparently hits open area, in fresh flare up following Sunday rocket attack; two girls lightly injured while running to bomb shelters in Ashkelon
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: Smuggled cellphones discovered in an Israeli prison, October 2017 (Israel Police)
July 28, 2020, 12:36 pm
Attempt thwarted to smuggle cellphones to security prisoners via hospital visits
Devices reportedly concealed in bathroom at Barzilai Medical Center ahead of arrival of six inmates from Ketziot Prison for doctor’s appointments
By TOI staff
A collapsed section of coastal cliff in Ashkelon, southern Israel. (Courtesy, the Mediterranean Coastal Cliffs Preservation Government Company/Dr Roni Nehoray, GIS Director)
July 15, 2020, 12:19 am
Beachgoers in danger from collapsing cliffs as authorities drag feet — report
State Comptroller: 9 years after government approved defenses plan, few solutions implemented, disagreements over which bodies are responsible remain unresolved
By Sue Surkes
Transportation Minister Miri Regev at a ceremony inaugurating an interchange near Ashkelon, July 7, 2020. (Screen capture: Twitter)
July 7, 2020, 4:38 pm
Minister knowingly breaks virus guidelines to attend ribbon-cutting
After voting to limit gatherings to 20 people, and as businesses close nationwide, Miri Regev goes ahead with speech at event while admitting social distancing rules were violated
By TOI staff
A classroom is empty at an elementary school in Tel Aviv, April 30, 2020. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
June 4, 2020, 1:20 pm
More schools across Israel, many in Tel Aviv, closed due to COVID-19 infections
At least a dozen schools and preschools from Sderot to Petah Tikva shuttered, bringing national total to about 65, as additional students and teachers diagnosed
By TOI staff
Illustrative: Elementary students wear protective face masks as they return to school for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, May 3, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 3, 2020, 10:03 pm
Schools to reopen Monday, Tuesday in cities that chose to wait over virus fears
Among municipalities to unlock classrooms are Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beersheba; first day back sees 60% of eligible pupils showing up for studies
By TOI staff
Rahamim Bracha (R) and his wife Shoshana outside Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, on April 12, 2020, after recovering from COVID-19. (Screenshot: Ynet)
April 12, 2020, 8:22 pm
Israeli couple aged 90, 87 recover from COVID-19 in Ashkelon
Shoshana Bracha refused to leave hospital until her husband, Rahamim, overcame the virus: ‘I love him, I don’t leave him’
By TOI staff
An empty street in Jerusalem on April 4, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 6, 2020, 3:28 pm
Israel set for nationwide lockdown from Tuesday afternoon to early Friday
Movement between cities reportedly to be banned for almost three days; Haredi ministers said to have opposed earlier plan for shutdown focused primarily on their community’s areas
By Raoul Wootliff and TOI staff
An Israeli border policeman inspects the papers of a driver at a checkpoint located at the exit of the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, April 3, 2020. (Gili Yaari /Flash90)
April 6, 2020, 8:37 am
Ministers to rule on closure of 8 cities, parts of Jerusalem to stem outbreak
Move would place ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in capital, handful of areas around the country on lockdown, though restrictions will be more lax than in hotspot Bnei Brak
By TOI staff
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