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Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar (left) and Ashdod Mayor Yehiel Lasri unveil a memorial for the IAF's first-ever strike mission 75 years ago, at the Ad Halom Park near Ashdod, May 29, 2023. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
May 30, 2023, 4:11 am
Successful but scrappy: Air Force marks 75 years since its 1st-ever strike mission
Surprise attack on Egyptian convoy marching toward Tel Aviv is thought to have changed the course of War of Independence in 1948, despite not hitting its target
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative image: An ambulance arrives at the emergency room of Shaare Zedek Medical Center. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 8, 2023, 8:30 pm
7-year-old in critical condition after fall from 4th-floor balcony in Ashdod
Boy plummets from family’s home in southern city after moving company reportedly removed a glass barrier from terrace
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of ultra-Orthodox men preventing a woman from boarding a bus in Ashdod due to her gender, May 7, 2023. (Channel 12. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 8, 2023, 2:10 pm
‘Only for men’: Haredi passengers bar woman from Ashdod public bus
Footage shows male passengers telling her the bus is only for them; driver suggests she takes another line; operating company says it will prevent recurrence
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Multi-story residential buildings in Ashkelon, Israel, May 2022. (rglinsky via iStock by Getty Images)
April 20, 2023, 6:16 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
Galit Dabush, who was killed by her own car in Ashdod on April 16, 2023. (Courtesy; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 16, 2023, 5:49 pm
Mother of 12 crushed to death by her own car in Ashdod
Rabbanit Galit Dabush, 44, dies after being pinned to parking garage wall by rolling vehicle
By ToI Staff
Bruce Brill examines barley in Jerusalem, Israel on March 22, 2023. (Canaan Lidor)
April 5, 2023, 10:40 am
As Karaites undergo a resurgence, why is their Passover different from all others?
An ancient stream of Judaism whose members distrust rabbinical authority, Karaism is seen growing in popularity among skeptical Israelis
By Canaan Lidor
Police and Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene where the body of a man was found on a beachin Ashdod, March 15, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
March 15, 2023, 9:24 am
Body of man missing since crane collapse washes up on Ashdod shore
Naftali Edri, a retired electric company worker, had been fishing on pier when winds pushed lifting equipment into sea; authorities still searching for crane operator
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of new residential towers in Beit Shemesh, April 2022. (Elijah Lovkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
February 24, 2023, 5:15 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
A handout photo shows emergency vehicles at the scene of a suspected murder of a woman in Ashdod, February 21, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
February 21, 2023, 10:15 pm
Woman killed in Ashdod home, police arrest her husband as suspect
Hebrew media say ex-husband also arrested in the area; suspected murder victim is the fourth woman killed in past two weeks
By ToI Staff
Rescue and medical teams at the scene at a fatal construction accident in Ashdod, February 8, 2023. (Flash90)
February 8, 2023, 4:44 pm
Two construction workers killed by collapsing wall in Ashdod
Both suffer head injuries and are declared dead at scene; labor minister vows to up supervision in effort to stamp out worksite deaths
By ToI Staff
A crunchy bite of yellowfin tuna scooped into a crisp lettuce leaf is one of the appetizers at Ashdod's Pescado, winner of the 2022 Israeli Kitchen award for Best Kosher Restaurant (Courtesy Pescado)
January 25, 2023, 12:59 pm
No bones about it, this Ashdod fish restaurant deserves the accolades
Pescado, called Israel’s Best Kosher Restaurant in the 2022 Israeli Kitchen Awards, serves up a selection of wild fish, grilled or cured to perfection
By Jessica Steinberg
An aerial view of Yeruham in the southern Negev desert on February 1, 2022. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
January 13, 2023, 6:23 am
Housing snapshot: Home sales and rentals across Israel
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is going on in Israel’s property market right now
By Danielle Nagler
New construction of residential apartments in Ashkelon, January 19, 2019. (chert61 via iStock by Getty Images)
January 12, 2023, 8:10 pm
Latest housing lottery hits close to 1 million entries for 6,500 discounted homes
Newest round massively oversubscribed, underscoring overheated housing market, difficulty for first-time buyers
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: An aerial view of Rishon Lezion, on December 17, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 5, 2023, 12:59 pm
First of Zion: Rishon is Israel’s best city to live in, statistics bureau finds
Data shows highest quality life is available in the cities of central Israel
By Danielle Nagler
Illustrative: A police car at the scene of a crime. (Israel Police)
December 23, 2022, 9:42 am
Woman shot, seriously hurt in south; several wounded in two separate brawls
Lakiya shooting victim taken to hospital; 3 wounded after fight next to nightclub in Binyamina, 2 hurt after row in Ashdod overnight
By Michael Horovitz
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