Ashkelon

Israeli flotilla activist released under conditions as foreign participants deported

An Ashkelon court barred Zohar Regev from entering Gaza for 60 days after police sought a 184-day ban.

Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev (L, born and raised in Kibbutz Kfar Hahoresh near Nazareth), member of a flotilla bound for Gaza and one of dozens of activists that were detained when the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces, arrives at a court in Ashkelon, Israel on May 21, 2026.
Brazilian Activist Thiago Avila, who was detained aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, appears at a court in Beersheba, southern Israel May 6, 2026.

Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel after week-long detention

A new resort under construction

Three projects, one vision

An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two separate Israeli espionage cases uncover Iran-linked activities in Jerusalem, Ashkelon


'Ismail Haniyeh worked with me': Israeli recalls early friendship with Hamas terror chief

Contractor Danny Makhlouf recounts Haniyeh working for him in the 1970s and 1980s and attempts to dissuade Haniyeh from going down the road of terrorism.

 Ismail Haniyeh, top leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, meets people offering condolences after the killing of three of his sons in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, in Doha, Qatar April 11, 2024.

IDF destroys kilometer long tunnel in northern Gaza, rockets fired at Ashkelon

Sirens sounded in Ashkelon for the first time in months, with Palestinian Islamic Jihad claiming responsibility.

 Israeli soldiers from the 8717 Battalion of the Givati Brigade operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023

Capturing Israel: A look at the city of Ashkelon

Ashkelon offers seascape photography at its best. So, let’s go to the sea.

 Welcome to the city of Ashkelon.

How South African Jews founded the modern city of Ashkelon

The seeds of South African involvement were planted in the sands from which the city of Ashkelon would spring right at the beginning of the nascent Jewish state.

Ashkelon’s marina

Assassination attempt in Ashkelon leaves one dead and several injured

Police suspect the case, which left a 20-year-old woman dead and a young girl critically injured, may be an assassination attempt on an individual known to the police.

 Crime scene investigators gather outside a crime scene.

Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 219?

Rocket falls in Ashkelon, leaves three wounded • IDF calls for civilian evacuation in northern Gaza and portions of Rafah

IDF forces night operation in the West Bank, April 9, 2024.

Gaza border communities struggling to recover six months after evacuation

There’s a sense the government has abandoned these communities, that there is a lack of caring for them, that there is no government here.

 On Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a community center has a large banner calling to bring the hostages home. Seven people were kidnapped from the community, and five have returned.

Reconstruction starts on Zikim Beach for the first time since October 7

The attack on Zikim Beach killed nearly 20 people on the beach, including at least one soldier, as well as multiple residents, and led to the total destruction of beach facilities.

 Destruction of damaged facilities on Zikim Beach to allow for reconstruction efforts, April 4, 2024.

It’s hard for evacuees, even harder if Ethiopian – this NGO can help

Jpost speaks to Ethiopian evacuees about their unique struggles.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Bnei Brak, Ashkelon lead cities with highest municipal election voter turnout

Mayoral candidates Hanoch Zeibert, Yaakov Vider, and  Uriel Menachem Buso made their last pitches to the city's residents on Tuesday.

 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man casts his ballot at a voting station, in Bnei Brak, on February 27, 2024.