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Ashdod

Israel At War: Iron Swords / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Gaza Pier Again Being Removed, Ahead of ‘Expected High Seas’

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.

Israel At War: Iron Swords / Gaza / Hamas / The Environment

Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Polluting Mediterranean Sea

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Some of the washed-up humanitarian aid had anti-Israel propaganda marked on it, other aid killed and wounded more Gazans.

IDF & Security / Israel At War: Iron Swords / Hamas / News Briefs

Ashdod Girl, 9, Dies of Cardiac Arrest During Rocket Sirens

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tamar suffered a heart attack while running to a bomb shelter during a Hamas rocket attack.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Saving Lives in Ukraine and Then Again in Ashdod

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the family members saw the United Hatzalah volunteers they burst out in joy at the sight of the orange uniforms.

Israel / Police and Crime / Archaeology

Ashdod Police Find 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Pillar on the Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

Officers Itai Dabush and Sagiv Ben Gigi were patrolling the Ashdod beach and ran into the pillar that was sticking out of the dunes.

IDF & Security / Science and Tech

IAI Unveils New Passive Coherent Location System

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new system covertly detects and tracks non-emitting aerial targets using non-cooperative transmissions.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Balloon Bombs Land in Ashdod, Gaza Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

One of the bombs was inside a soccer ball. Another landed near a shopping mall.

Featured / Analysis

How Today's Attack Affects Israel's Coalition Negotiations

By Jewish Press News Desk

The decision to assassinate the terrorist came after Islamic Jihad launched a missile at Netanyahu while he was speaking in Ashdod.

Headline / Rockets from Gaza

Jewish Man Killed By Rocket Fire On the Way to Shul

By Jewish Press News Desk

He tried to take shelter when the Red Alert incoming air raid siren activated, while on his way to synagogue

Featured / IDF & Security / Travel / Weather

Israel Navy Rescues Drifting French Sailor

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The sailor, Jean Francois Colas, 60, was taken to an Israeli hospital in Ashdod for further treatment.

Featured / Politics / Police and Crime / Government

Cabinet Votes Unanimously to Shut Down Illegal Alien Detention Facility

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?'

France / Aliyah / Geulah

200 French Jews to Immigrate to Israel Monday

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.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem

Murdered Border Police Officer Laid to Rest

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

'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.'

IDF & Security / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Anti-Israel NGOs

Israeli Navy Prepared to Escort Women' Gaza Boats to Ashdod

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.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Hareidi-Religious Rioters in Ashdod Block IDF Arrests With Violence

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hareidi-religious rioters in Ashdod used violence to prevent IDF military police from arresting a draft-dodger.

Israel / Gaza / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

UPDATE: Rocket Alerts - Iron Dome Launch/Intercept

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

Animal Rights Activists Physically Prevent Kapparot in Ashdod

By JNi.Media

The activists turned over crates full of chickens, sprayed the birds with water, and even stole some of them.

Israel / News Briefs / Local

Sharks Circles Surfer Off Ashdod Coast

By Jewish Press News Desk

The surfer got back to shore and saw there had been two sharks circling him.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Ashdod Mystery: Four Found Unconscious

By Maayana Miskin

Four in serious condition; doctors not sure why.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israel's 2014 Cruise Ship Tourist Numbers Affected By… Operation Pillar of Defense

By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency

In 2014, cruise ship traffic to Israel decreased by almost two-thirds in comparison with the year before.

Terrorism / Government / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Ashdod Joins Ashkelon to Impose Racism to Stop Terrorism

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Wholesale discrimination against Arabs is blatantly illegal and racist but sends a strong message to the police.

Photo of the Day

The Old Man and the Sea

By Photo of the Day

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.

Video of the Day

Surfing in Ashdod

By Jewish Press Staff

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.

Israel / News Briefs

Shark Attacks Fish Pond Worker

By Jewish Press News Desk

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 […]

Israel / News Briefs

More Gas Found Offshore of Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Op-Eds

As Egypt Nears Civil War, Israel on High Alert

By Yaakov Lappin

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.

US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Deny Israel’s Existence and You Can Win $100 (Video)

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

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.

Terrorism / Israel / Global / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Greenpeace Infiltration May Have Prevented Terrorist Attack

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

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.

News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Tshuva: No Shabbat Desecration Occurred

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.

News Briefs / Obituaries

The Neshchizer Rebbe Passed Away

By Jewish Press News Desk

Even while he was severely ill, he was determined not to change his daily agenda despite his pain.

News Briefs

Grad Hits Ashkelon School

By Malkah Fleisher

Reports indicate that a Grad rocket has hit a children's school in Ashkelon. No injuries were reported.

News Briefs

Car Blown Up in Gan Yavneh -- by Criminals

By Jewish Press News Desk

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 […]

News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

8:25 PM Gaza Update

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. […]

News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Gaza Launching Long-Range Rockets Northward

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Rockets Hit Ashdod

By Jewish Press News Desk

9:29 AM Rockets landing in Ashdod. Sirens sounding throughout the city.

News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

5 Minute Rocket Update: 3 Dead, Multiple Cities Hit

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

New Round of Explosions in Ashdod Was IDF's

By Jewish Press News Desk

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 […]

Terrorism / News Briefs

Rocket Lands in Ashdod Tuesday Morning

By Jewish Press News Desk

Residents of Ashdod heard an explosion, but no "Red Alert" siren at just after 6 AM Tuesday morning.

News Briefs

Updated: School Closing Schedules in Southern Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

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. […]

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

More Red Alerts in South. Iron Dome Takes Down 2 of 10 Missiles

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Four 'Iron Domes' Positioned Near Border, IDF Attacks in Gaza

By Jewish Press Staff

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.

Israel / Photo of the Day

Photo-essay: Southern Israel Under Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

Life did not go on as usual today in southern Israel as this photo-essay will show you.

Israel

Palestinian Missile Range Expanding, Getting Closer to Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press Staff Writer

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.

IDF & Security

Israel Strikes Back Against Gaza as Citizens Endure Missiles

By Malkah Fleisher

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."

News Briefs

Archeologists Find Evidence of 8th Century Fortress Near Ashdod

By Jewish Press Staff

Israel Antiquities official: Possibility that Josiah, king of Judah, occupied the fort.

Serials

Persuaded – Chapter III

By Barbara Bensoussan

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