Ashdod

Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says

Adalah said lawyers collected testimony from detained flotilla participants alleging serious violence, sexual humiliation, and psychological abuse before their transfer to Ketziot Prison.

Israeli soldiers seen on a vessel belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla as seen from Ashdod, May 19, 2026.
The aftermath of a crash in the Judean Foothills, May 21, 2026.

At least two dead, several injured after fatal truck, minibus crash in Judean Foothills

An illustrative image of cigarettes over NIS 100 bills.

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

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


How should Israel navigate the US-China rivalry?

The US-China rivalry was inevitable and isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Given that, what can Israel do? What is its optimal China strategy?

 A general view of Haifa Port on July 24.

Energy minister visits green energy facility at Ashdod Port

This is a world-first system using solar energy to compress air to 80 bars totally emissions-free, generating all-purpose electricity.

Storage Drop Chairman Gadi Eisenkot, Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, Storage Drop CEO Shai Cohen

Israeli exhibition offers insight into biblical Philistine culture

At the Corinne Mamane Museum of Philistine Culture, 22 designers offer insight into history

 ORI SHIFRIN Anavi’s work ‘Mitzbor.’

Gur Hassidic factions fight for second night in a row, clash with police

Fighting between factions of the Gur Hassidic sect have taken place at different cities over the past few nights as tensions rise in the community.

 Grand Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter of the Gur Hassidic Dynasty and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men at the wedding of Grand rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter grandson in Jerusalem on February 19, 2019.

Ashdod Port undergoes reinforcement process to protect from cyberattacks

"The port is a strategic place where a wide range of different and diverse technologies are concentrated, each of which could be an opening for a cyberattack," said Erez Kaplan.

A WORKER at Ashdod port coordinates a crane to hang a giant Israeli national flag.

Israeli woman strangled to death by ex-husband in Ashdod

The ex-husband called police to confess and turn himself in, according to reports. A suspect was arrested shortly after.

 Israel Police officer in a police car

Fatal bombing case from 2012 finally solved by Israeli, Moroccan authorities

Lior Hadad, 36, was charged with the murder and attempted murder of Zion Yanna and his brother in a revenge hit for a southern Israel gang. He fled to Morocco the day after the bombing.

 Arrest of Lior Hadad, 36, for the murder of Zion Yanna in 2012.

23-year-old man stabbed to death during brawl in Ashdod

The man was stabbed during a brawl in a public park on HaMa'apilim Street.

View of new high-rise apartment buildings next to older small homes, in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod

More than a hospital – transforming healthcare

Assuta Ashdod hospital has become a cornerstone of the Ashdod community, providing healthcare services, hundreds of jobs and health education to the children and youth of the city.

 FORGING AN invaluable connection to Ashdod

Endangered sandbar shark rescued from fishing net in Israeli beach

The population of sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean sea went down by a staggering 90% between 2005-2015.

Israeli fishermen release a sandbar shark into the wild