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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 617

Sderot

Israeli soldiers drive by the Supernova rave party site, where almost 380 were killed, near Kibbutz Re'im, close to the Gaza Strip border fence, on October 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 11, 2025, 8:09 am
Friday Focus with Emanuel Fabian: IDF Oct. 7 probes reveal heroism amid terror
ToI’s military reporter goes deep into the investigations published recently into battles in Kibbutz Nirim, Sderot, Kibbutz Re’im, and the Nova music festival where 380 were killed
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Armed terrorists in Sderot, southern Israel, having infiltrated from Gaza, on the morning of October 7, 2023 (X screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 9, 2025, 3:07 pm
1,000 troops were in Sderot on Oct. 7, when they were urgently needed elsewhere, probe finds
IDF finds local security team was underequipped, was not trained by military in 2 years before onslaught; many religiously observant locals were unaware of terrorist infiltration
By Emanuel Fabian
Command Sgt. Maj. Meir Abergel (Israel Police)
April 1, 2025, 7:17 pm
Command Sgt. Maj. Meir Abergel, 54: Veteran cop loved to tell stories
Killed by Hamas gunmen outside the Sderot police station on October 7
By ToI Staff
Palestinians carry their belongings while traveling from Beit Hanoun to Jabaliya, amid Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, March 19, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
April 1, 2025, 2:13 pm
IDF issues evacuation order for northern Gaza cities after rocket fired at Sderot
No injuries or damage reported in rocket attack; warning comes a day after military ordered all Palestinians to leave Rafah as fighting intensifies
By Emanuel Fabian
File: The Iron Dome missile defense system stationed close to the southern city of Sderot on October 12, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
March 25, 2025, 1:52 am
Israel intercepts 3 rockets fired from north Gaza; Islamic Jihad takes responsibility
No injuries or damage caused by rockets; in response to attacks, IDF warns Gazans to evacuate areas from where the projectiles were fired
By Emanuel Fabian
Goyitom 'Gigi' Gebrehiyet (Courtesy)
March 21, 2025, 1:00 pm
Goyitom Gebrehiyet, 40: Eritrean asylum seeker who ‘helped everyone’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
Ludmilla Furman (Courtesy)
March 19, 2025, 5:37 pm
Ludmilla Furman, 78: Seamstress who ‘put her family first’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
Command Sgt. Maj. David Ben Dayan (Israel Police)
February 28, 2025, 12:03 pm
Command Sgt. Maj. David Ben Dayan, 58: Loved to strum guitar for friends
Killed battling the Hamas attack on the Sderot police station on October 7
By ToI Staff
Wastewater contaminated by sewage flows into the Shikma Stream in southern Israel. (Atid LeOtef)
February 23, 2025, 8:19 am
Residents say state shirking responsibility over sewage pollution in southern stream
Untreated sewage has been flowing into stream for 9 months after damage at wastewater treatment plant; local official in charge of sewage says he lacks power to punish polluters
By Sue Surkes
Natalia Tomayev (Courtesy)
February 20, 2025, 8:51 pm
Natalia Tomayev, 71: Tajik native loved to travel Israel with sister
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on Oct. 7
By ToI Staff
Zohar Meiri (Courtesy)
February 15, 2025, 2:46 pm
Zohar Meiri, 55: Dad of 2 daughters loved to go fishing with friends
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
Israeli startup Carrar develops battery modules with an internal thermal management system for electric vehicles. (Courtesy)
February 12, 2025, 10:16 pm
Israel’s Carrar to raise $18m for EV battery production line around Sderot frontline
The Israeli automotive startup plans to double its workforce and create its first plant near Sderot to produce EV battery packs with a cooling system to tackle heat dissipation
By Sharon Wrobel
Leonid Lozovsky (Courtesy)
February 10, 2025, 9:16 pm
Leonid Lozovsky, 51: Security guard who ‘loved nature and long hikes’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in Sderot on October 7
By ToI Staff
Avi Megira (Courtesy)
February 4, 2025, 10:34 pm
Avi Megira, 48: Motorcycle enthusiast and dad of 4 ‘was young at heart’
Murdered by Hamas terrorists in 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
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