Sderot

While Israeli children enjoy summer break, 60 puppies born in southern Israel wait for adoption

Since the October 7 massacre, the Western Negev Cluster's veterinary services have been struggling under the workload of caring for pets left behind in addition to their regular duties.

Two of the 60 puppies up for adoption in Sderots's animal shelter.
 IDF Soldiers, Kibbutz Beeri October 15, 2023

Gaza border leaders furious, oppose planned security force cuts

Cafe Chico in Sderot, July 20, 2026

Population booming three years after Oct. 7, Sderot looks to show visitors city's resiliency

United Hatzalah volunteers at the scene of a fire in Sderot's industrial area, July 27, 2026.

Massive fire breaks out in southern Israel factories, hazardous leak ruled out


Israeli film ‘Red Flower’ copes with the carnage in Sderot - review

Also available is the docudrama One Day in October on Yes TV, by Daniel Finkelman and Oded Davidoff, which offers dramatized versions of four stories from October 7.

 A SCENE from ‘Red Flower.’

TV week: New doc. on Sderot police station, Springsteen on Disney+

The documentary makers created a meticulously detailed, dollhouse-size model to tell the story of the bombed Sderot police station after October 7.

 A SCENE from ‘The Battle for Sderot.’

Sderot's festival and its fracture: art healing amid chaos

Amid everything going on in the South, the Adama Center's three-day Festival and Its Fracture promotes unity through creativity.

  ‘I’M STILL HERE’ will open the Arava International Film Festival.

Rising from the ashes: After Oct. 7, Sapir College hopes to be a global trauma research center

The community of Sapir College was heavily affected by Oct. 7. College president Nir Kedar recalls the institution’s response, and its vision to be a global center for trauma research.

 Nir Kedar is seen at the entrance of Sapir College, just 3.5 km. from Gaza.

Solel Boneh to restore another historic building in Sderot

One year after the destruction, the police station in Sderot will be rebuilt. The station, which became a symbol on October 7, will now be reconstructed by Solel Boneh.

 The police station in Sderot.

Pillars of Eternity: Sderot Memorial honors victims of October 7 attack

"The site will tell the story of the impossibility of the city of Sderot, whose life is now mixed with blood but holds extraordinary resilience, faith, heritage, and community."

 Sderot memorial

School in session on the Gaza border: Academic year starts in Sderot

The Jerusalem Report went to Sderot on September 4 to see how schools and students were coping, and we were impressed and inspired by the schools visited.

 AMIT Makif Sderot outdoor campus and play areas

Brave MDA paramedics drove into terrorist snipers’ line of fire 

Jerusalem paramedic Hadas Ehrlich urged wounded soldier not to give up – and he survived.

 MDA Paramedic at the hospital

An electoral reform could turn Sderot into Tel Aviv - opinion

With no regional or personal elements in voting, the current system may be hampering Israel's ability to address critical challenges.

 IDF SOLDIERS stand near the site of the old Sderot police station that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

MDA team from Karnei Shomron sped to southern Israel on October 7 to save lives

MDA paramedic Zvi Tiber: “We fought tooth and nail to save each casualty”.

 Zvi Tiber