By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
"The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can continue to deliver aid in the future," U.S. Central Command said.
Some of the washed-up humanitarian aid had anti-Israel propaganda marked on it, other aid killed and wounded more Gazans.
Tamar suffered a heart attack while running to a bomb shelter during a Hamas rocket attack.
When the family members saw the United Hatzalah volunteers they burst out in joy at the sight of the orange uniforms.
Officers Itai Dabush and Sagiv Ben Gigi were patrolling the Ashdod beach and ran into the pillar that was sticking out of the dunes.
The new system covertly detects and tracks non-emitting aerial targets using non-cooperative transmissions.
One of the bombs was inside a soccer ball. Another landed near a shopping mall.
The decision to assassinate the terrorist came after Islamic Jihad launched a missile at Netanyahu while he was speaking in Ashdod.
He tried to take shelter when the Red Alert incoming air raid siren activated, while on his way to synagogue
The sailor, Jean Francois Colas, 60, was taken to an Israeli hospital in Ashdod for further treatment.
By JNi.Media
'We are obligated to finance a wide range of recreational activities and to provide an allowance to those staying there. Is this where the taxpayer's hard-earned money should be spent?'
By JNi.Media
More than 10% of the French Jewish community has immigrated to Israel since the year 2000, half in the past five years alone.
'We will not surrender and we will not bow our heads before these cursed terrorists,' Minister Erdan said. 'We will pursue our enemies and those who wish us evil wherever they may be found.'
By JNi.Media
The Zaytouna Captain is US Army retired Colonel Ann Wright, who resigned from the US government in 2003, over her objection to the Bush Administration's foreign policy.
Vandalizing a archeological site is a serious criminal offense.
Hareidi-religious rioters in Ashdod used violence to prevent IDF military police from arresting a draft-dodger.
12:50 AM Reports that Hamas has gone underground (literally) and that IDF jets are buzzing Gaza. 11:05 PM Single interception above Ashdod. 10:50 PM Iron Dome launched. Reports of 2 explosions. 10:48 PM Second rocket alert. 10:47 PM Rocket Alert - Ashdod region. Details to follow.
By JNi.Media
The activists turned over crates full of chickens, sprayed the birds with water, and even stole some of them.
The surfer got back to shore and saw there had been two sharks circling him.
One arrested student is suspected of hitting a policeman in the face with a metal bar.
Anti-draft Haredim blocked roads in Jerusalem, Modi'in and Ashdod.
Four in serious condition; doctors not sure why.
By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency
In 2014, cruise ship traffic to Israel decreased by almost two-thirds in comparison with the year before.
There were disguised as Christmas gifts, which were to be used to kill Jews.
Wholesale discrimination against Arabs is blatantly illegal and racist but sends a strong message to the police.
I couldn't help myself after I saw the photo above. The context is that on Tuesday, PM Netanyahu and Yair Lapid were in Southern Ashdod laying a cornerstone for a new seaport.
Ashdod's been taking a beating this past week from all the missiles falling from Gaza. So, I thought I'd share with you something fun about the city.
By Shalom Bear
Injured from Gazan rocket following direct hit on a gas station in Ashdod.
A shark attacked a fish pond worker at the port city of Ashdod Sunday and bit off part of his hand before he was rescued and rushed to a hospital in Tel Aviv., where his is recovering from moderate wounds. The man, described to be in his late 20s, was working in fish cages when […]
Additional natural gas, and possibly light oil have been found at the Yam 3 drill site, 16 kilometers off the coast of Ashdod, according to a report in Globes. It's not yet clear how much gas and oil has been found.
Near the Sinai peninsula, the Israeli Defense Forces continue on high alert, watching every suspicious movement in the sands near the Egyptian border for signs of the next attack.
The PA puts its money where its mouth is, at least, when it talks to Arabs and not John Kerry. A PA TV program offers Arabs $100 to identify a city in “Palestine” mentioned in the Book of Jonah. Ashdod? Right.
Thank God it was Greenpeace and not Hezbollah. If terrorists, instead of activists, had entered Israel’s natural gas terminal and roamed freely for 90 minutes, it would have been a mass catastrophe.
By Shalom Bear
Yitzchak Tshuva expressed regret that the gas flow's arrival into Israel was being presented as having desecrated the Shabbat or the Pesach Holiday.
Even while he was severely ill, he was determined not to change his daily agenda despite his pain.
Reports indicate that a Grad rocket has hit a children's school in Ashkelon. No injuries were reported.
Crime must go on, even during a time of war in Israel. This morning, the residents of the town of Gan Yavneh, not far from Ashdod and well within the range of Gazan rockets, woke up to the sound of a loud explosion. An EMT unit rushed to the area and discovered a car that […]
By Steve
8:21 PM IDF Spokesman confirms, Defense Minister green lights calling up 30,000 reservists. 8:19 PM Direct hit on house in Be'er Sheva. No injuries reported. 8:16 PM 5 rockets shots down by Iron Dome system over Be'er Sheva. 8:14 PM Rockets landing near Kiryat Melachi during funeral of Mira Sharf HY"D and Aaron Semadje HY"D. 8:10 PM Explosions over Ashkelon. […]
Hamas claimed that they launched 2 Fajr (long-range) rockets at Tel Aviv at 9:30AM. Israel Channel 2 says that it is now believed that recently intercepted rockets over Ashdod were of the long-range variety.
9:29 AM Rockets landing in Ashdod. Sirens sounding throughout the city.
9:08 AM 2 women, 1 man killed in Kiryat Melachi strike. Baby moderately wounded. Dozens being treated for shell shock. 9:05 AM In the past 5 minutes, 4 barrages of rocket attacks on Ashdod. House in Kiryat Gat hit. No injuries reported. IDF expresses concern that as the day goes by, rocket attacks will intensify.
After this morning's missile attack, residents of Ashdod, north of Gaza, have had their nerves frayed further Tuesday morning with the booms of numerous explosions. It turns out, the IDF is now conducting training for their new Patriot missile system, as well as testing out a new Iron Dome. So that's what the latest booms […]
Residents of Ashdod heard an explosion, but no "Red Alert" siren at just after 6 AM Tuesday morning.
Below are any changes to the starting time of schools in Southern Israel. 9:15 AM All schools around the Gaza border have canceled classes. ---------------- Ashdod schools will be open. Ashkelon schools will be opening 2 hours late. Residents are advised to stay within 15 seconds of their bomb shelters. S'dot HaNegev classes delayed until 9:00 canceled. […]
Red Alerts in Eshkol and Kissufim. Iron Dome took out two missiles targeting Ashdod and Ashkelon. School is cancelled tomorrow in Ashkelon, Gan Yavneh, and Ashdod.
Following the incessant rocket firing on civilian centers in southern Israel, four Iron Dome batteries were positioned overnight alongside the Gaza strip border. The cities of Beer Sheva, Ashkelon and Ashdod are now better protected. Four Border Guard policemen were injured Tuesday from a Grad hit.
Life did not go on as usual today in southern Israel as this photo-essay will show you.
Grad rockets exploded in the northernmost location registered in the current round of hostilities, the town of Gedera Monday. A rocket exploded in the center of Ashdod, wounding two and causing shrapnel damage. More rockets were fired at the city but were intercepted by the Iron Dome system. Meanwhile, unofficial ceasefire mediations have begun.
Israel killed 3 additional terrorists Monday morning, bringing Palestinian death toll to 16. Islamic terror groups launch 20 rockets Monday at Israeli civilians in the south. PM Netanyahu: "We will continue to hit whoever plans to attack citizens of the State of Israel."
Israel Antiquities official: Possibility that Josiah, king of Judah, occupied the fort.