Ashdod

WATCH: NIS 20m. of cigarettes confiscated in West Bank smuggling attempt

The investigation into the smuggling began after customs officials were alerted to two containers at the port whose customs declarations appeared to be false, claiming they contained household goods.

An illustrative image of cigarettes over NIS 100 bills.
A vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla, pictured April 12, 2026; illustrative.

Flotilla activists detained at Ashdod Port after Israeli Navy intercepts Gaza-bound vessels

Ashdod Port

Ashdod Port Company announces investment of $650,000 transforming CCTV cameras into smart eyes

Shaul Schneider, Chairman of the Board of Port of Ashdod

“We blocked 134,000 attempted cyberattacks on the Port of Ashdod"


Ashdod to launch Meridiano festival, celebrating music, theater, cinema

The festival, taking place June 14-22, will be spread across the city, with venues including the 7,000-seat Ashdod Amphitheater and the 1,000-seat Ashdod Performing Arts Center.

 SPANISH FLAMENCO guitarist El Amir will be one of the main attractions.

Ashdod Port invests millions to offer start-ups a golden opportunity

Ashdod Port continues investing in innovation, inviting start-ups worldwide to join its maritime technological hub in the supply chain and port sector.

Ashdod Port

Surprising data: 70% of apartments in Israel are built by small firms

A Ruby Capital review shows that medium and small real estate firms build over three-fourths of Israel's housing. By September 2024, around 178,100 apartments were under construction.

 Residential Buildings, Ashdod.

Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod passes on Andalusian music to new generations

The center will train a new generation of musicians who will play and learn the Andalusian musical language from a young age.

 THE ISRAELI Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod.

Yamas: An authentic dairy filled Greek dining experience - review

“Israel and Greece have a lot in common,” says restaurant owner Moshe. “We have the sea, the weather, and even the blue and white flags.”

 Yamas is a kosher, dairy, Greek restaurant.

Your Taxes: Pirates of the Mediterranean

An operation by the Israeli Police and Israeli Tax Authority lasted over years and exposed tax evasion and money laundering running into nearly one hundred million Shekels.

 Ashdod Port

Police arrest five teenagers for robbing over six cars at Ben Gurion Airport

The suspects were revealed after investigators analyzed surveillance video from the parking lots of the airport. 

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

TAU researchers discover second-century BCE fortress at Ashdod-Yam

Excavations at Ashdod-Yam reveal a second-century BCE fortress destroyed in conflict, the Institute of Archeology at Tel Aviv University reported.

 Remains of structures at the archeological site of Ashdod Sea, on the beach in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on September 2, 2019

The grand project is underway: 4,280 new apartments to be built in this city

The Israel Land Authority and Ashdod’s plan for the Southern CBD District adds 2,530 apartments, commercial areas, a government complex, public buildings, green spaces, and diverse housing.

 Ashdod port.

Terror shooting attack near Ashdod kills police officer, wounds four, attacker killed

Shooting terror attack on Highway 4 near Ashdod kills one, wounds several others to varying degrees, including one doctor.

 Israeli security forces at the scene of a terror shooting attack on Highway 4, near Yavne, October 15, 2024