Sderot

An Israel Air Force F-16, December 31, 2015 (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)

February 2, 2019, 1:10 pm

Drones briefly halt Ben Gurion flights; civilian plane scrambles jets at Sderot

At Israel’s main airport, man arrested after drones cause short suspension of flights; army says police will deal with case of plane that failed to coordinate route near Gaza

By TOI staff

The scene of a fatal accident on Route 232, near the southern city of Sderot on December 21, 2018. (Fire and Rescue Services)

December 21, 2018, 3:04 pm

Father and son killed in head-on crash with minibus outside Sderot

Fatal collision comes a day after an IDF solider was killed crossing same stretch of Route 232; NGO says government neglecting to fix major safety issues

By TOI staff

An Israeli army officer looks at a destroyed Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel, leading from Gaza into Israel, near the southern Israeli kibbutz of Kissufim, January 2018. (Jack Guez/AFP/POOL)

December 19, 2018, 12:18 am

IDF checking Sderot residents’ reports of digging sounds from ground

Army says it is looking into locals’ concerns over new tunnels from Gaza, but no evidence found so far

By TOI staff

Former defense minister Avigdor Liberman right) addressing a conference in Netanya, November 22, 2018. (Screenshot)

November 23, 2018, 12:18 pm

Liberman blasts government for ongoing fuel deliveries to Gaza

Recently resigned defense minister says the uncovering of a Hamas terror network in the West Bank should have prompted sanctions on the Strip

By TOI staff

Burning tires are seen on Route 34 at the entrance to the southern Israeli town of Sderot on November 14, 2018, during a protest over the government's handling of violence from the Gaza Strip. (Israel Police)

November 14, 2018, 9:33 pm

For second day, Israelis burn tires, block roads in south over Gaza violence

Demonstrators gather at entrances to Sderot and Ashkelon as criticism persists over ceasefire ending intense border flareup

By TOI staff

An Israeli tank drives near the Israel Gaza border, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP/Tsafrir Abayov)

November 14, 2018, 8:41 pm

Shaky truce appears to hold, but IDF to keep Gaza reinforcements on border

Eisenkot orders troops to remain on high alert, meets with senior officers from Southern Command after quiet returns to south following two days of intense fighting

By Judah Ari Gross

Illustrative. A protester falls down on barbed fence as he runs for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops while others burn tires near the Gaza Strip's border with Israel during a protest east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

November 14, 2018, 4:56 pm

IDF shoots Gazan approaching border fence, reportedly killing him

Man killed identified as 20-year-old fisherman; army says soldiers followed rules of engagement

By Judah Ari Gross

A Palestinian uses a slingshot to hurl a stone towards Israeli forces across the fence during clashes by the border with Israel east of Gaza city on July 13, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)

November 14, 2018, 8:52 am

Gaza man throws grenades at security fence, is shot and arrested

Border incident comes after massive, deadly clash between Israel and Hamas ends with a shaky ceasefire

By Judah Ari Gross

Officials assess the damage to a house after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, Israel, November 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

November 14, 2018, 6:35 am

Life in south slowly returns to normal after two days of rockets from Gaza

As a reported ceasefire appears to take hold, IDF Home Front Command says schools, businesses to reopen Wednesday in communities near Gaza

By TOI staff

IDF forces seen gathering near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on November 13, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

November 14, 2018, 12:19 am

After two days of rockets, army announces ‘return to normalcy’ in south

As a reported ceasefire appears to take hold, Home Front Command says schools, businesses to reopen Wednesday in communities near Gaza

By TOI staff

Protesters burn tires at the entrance to the southern town of Sderot, Novermber 13, 2018 (Hadashot screenshot)

November 13, 2018, 9:01 pm

Hundreds protest reported Gaza ceasefire, block Sderot roads with burning tires

Some demonstrators in rocket-battered town clash with police, chant ‘Bibi go home’; protesters said planning rally in Tel Aviv Wednesday

By TOI staff

Israelis inspect the damage in an apartment that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon on November 12, 2018. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

November 12, 2018, 9:04 pm

‘The rocket fell through the living room’: Israelis describe terror of barrage

20 minutes before a projectile came through her Ashkelon roof, Ruti Mozgorshvili was watching TV. Then came a siren, a power outage, and an ‘unforgettable’ blast

By TOI staff and Judah Ari Gross

Israeli youth hold signs as they protest for a solution to Gaza border violence in front of the Knesset on November 8, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

November 9, 2018, 4:36 am

6,000 Gaza-area teens complete ‘apolitical’ protest march to Jerusalem

High schoolers and supporters joined by president in demonstration meant to push for solution to ongoing unrest along border of Strip

By JTA

Thai foreign workers standing in a mobile bomb shelter at Moshav Beit HaGadi in the Southern Israel on August 20, 2014. (photo credit: Edi Israel/Flash90)

November 4, 2018, 6:42 pm

Sirens blare in southern Israel in false alarm amid reports of ceasefire

Thousands of residents of Sderot, Sha’ar Hanegev region rush to bomb shelters after alarms apparently triggered by fireworks in Gaza

By Judah Ari Gross

Part of an incendiary device discovered close to a kindergarten in Sderot, October 28, 2018 (Police Spokesperson's Unit)

October 28, 2018, 10:12 am

Part of airborne incendiary device found near Sderot daycare center

Sappers remove suspicious object from the scene; no injuries

By TOI staff