![]() Liberman: Haredim spit in face of the rest of the countryYisrael Beyteinu chairman slams mass funeral for Pittsburgh Rebbe. 'Netanyahu, haredi parties must move to opposition to beat coronavirus.'![]() Clashes at Rebbe's funeral in AshdodClashes erupt in cemetery between police and hundreds of mourners attending funeral of Pittsburgh Rebbe.![]() Condition of man hurt by rocket in Ashdod continues to be seriousAsher Bitton was on his way to pass out tzedakah when he was injured from rocket shrapnel. Family asks to pray for his recovery.![]() Bennett in Ashdod: A great miracle happened hereMK Bennett near scene of rocket fall in Ashdod: It is possible to create a different reality here.![]() Injured animals healed with help of special needs childrenTherapeutic zoo in Ashdod offers special needs children the chance to interact with wide variety of animals being rehabilitated.![]() Falafel store owner who touched the hearts of Israelis hospitalizedYuval Carmi, who cried in front of the cameras about the closing of businesses due to coronavirus, hospitalized with heart issues.![]() Former educational supervisor at Ashdod's Grodna Yeshiva dies of coronavirusRabbi Moshe Aharon Braverman, 86, passes away from coronavirus.![]() Synagogues closed, church openYad L'Achim activists say missionary church continues operating in Ashdod: 'If synagogues are prohibited, no reason to allow church service'![]() Ashdod rabbi comes out against public prayer during pandemic: 'Similar to murder'Ashdod's Rabbi Yosef Sheinin says those who join group prayers are committing a 'serious sin,' considered as 'pursuing' the lives of others.![]() Watch: 'Coronavirus quorum' held - from neighbors' porchesDue to the new restrictions banning group prayers, neighbors in an Ashdod building prayed from their porches, with just the cantor below.![]() 12-year-old dies after falling from window in AshdodEfforts to revive boy who fell from fifth-story window fail.![]() Two dead in accident near AshdodMan and a woman in their 60s killed after their car crashes into safety rail on Highway 4 near Ashdod.![]() Watch: Students rescued from flooded schoolStudents staff, pulled out of school cut off by floods near Ashdod.![]() Man seriously injured rescuing children from apartment fireAlexander Omelchenko didn't hesitate to enter a smoke-filled apt. and is now unconscious and on a respirator due to smoke inhalation.![]() 40-year-old dies of the flu in central IsraelUnvaccinated 40-year-old man dies at Sheba Tel HaShomer hospital after getting the flu. 9-year-old girl in serious condition in Ashdod.![]() Ashdod: Children rescued from burning buildingThree children rescued from apartment fire in coastal city of Ashdod after suffering injuries ranging from moderate to light.![]() Attempted murder in Ashdod36-year-old moderately wounded after fire opened toward his vehicle in Ashdod.![]() Images of women on billboards vandalized in AshdodBillboards and store windows with images of women vandalized in Ashdod.![]() Missionaries target children in AshdodIgnoring law, three missionaries try to lure children into accepting booklets on Christianity.![]() 15-year-old boy killed in Ashdod while riding electric scooterNissim Yonatanov, 15, dies after being hit by a car on Ashdod's Weizmann street.![]() Man calls locksmith - to aid in break-inAshdod resident tells locksmith he 'lost his keys,' is arrested.![]() Red alert siren interrupts Netanyahu speechCivilians report seeing Iron Dome intercept rockets after sirens blare in southern Israel. Netanyahu conference in Ashdod interrupted.![]() Watch: Man hangs from front of moving busAshdod: Full post-Shabbat bus to Bnei Brak refuses to load more passengers. In protest, man hangs on front of bus - which continues driving.![]() New Yad Sarah branch to open in AshdodMedical aid organization will serve city’s 222,000 residents, one-third of whom are immigrants.![]() Saved from disaster on train tracksQuick response from train-crossing inspectors prevents disaster when truck gets stuck on train track near Ashdod.![]() Dozens protest Ashdod 'pride' paradeResident warns: 'We cannot allow ourselves to be afraid' of the 'violent' pro-LGBT discourse.![]() Missionaries in Ashdod caught handing out gifts to childrenWatchdog group warns that missionary movement posing as Jewish 'Beit Hillel' congregation trying to lure children in Ashdod with gifts.![]() US, Israel sign energy cooperation agreementSecretary Rick Perry visits Israel, tours Noble Energy Ashdod natural gas terminal, signs energy cooperation agreement with energy minister.![]() PA resident arrested for sexual crimes against 13-year-oldCleared: Arab maintenance worker at Ashdod educational institution arrested on suspicion of committing sex crimes against 13-year-old girl.![]() Paramedic injured trying to save 9-year-old girlGirl injured after being hit by car in Ashdod. Volunteer paramedic who happened to be at scene tried to rescue her - and was injured.![]() Watch: Dolphins swim near AshdodNature and Parks Authority divers freeing fishermen's net caught in port's breakwater tape dolphins, sea turtle, swimming in marine reserve.![]() Killed in Ashdod: Rabbi Pinchas Menahem Pashwazman'When siren went off, he ran to a stairwell to take cover but was hit by shrapnel from the rocket.' US citizen killed in rocket attack.![]() 1 dead after Gaza rocket hits Israeli houseHome in coastal city of Ashdod hit after dozens of rockets launched from Gaza Strip. One person killed in attack.![]() 2 seriously hurt in Ashdod building collapseRestaurant building partially collapses when balloons explode, severely injuring 2.![]() Watch: Police catch cars crossing road during red lightOn Route 41 near Ashdod port, police secretly film drivers crossing through junction on a red light.![]() Agreement signed between Assuta Hospital, Defense Ministry, IDFFirst agreement signed with Assuta Hospital in Ashdod for treating soldiers and those eligible for rehabilitation.![]() Family who operated pub on Shabbat asks public's forgivenessFamily operating Ashdod pub 25 years ago publishes ad asking forgiveness from residents 'for causing public Sabbath desecration'.![]() Hit-and-run driver not to be charged with manslaughterIndictment to include only offenses of abandonment and drunk driving, since prosecution not yet decided who is responsible for accident.![]() Woman laid to rest after being missing six monthsFor six months no one knew what happened to the late Tarak Tayik, who was laid to rest 200 meters from where she was found.![]() 'It's not worth trying us'After Israel destroys Hamas tunnel, Netanyahu says terrorists wasting their time trying to dig into Israel. 'It's not worth trying us.'![]() Ashdod Port to remain 'Sabbath observant' after haredi appealTransportation minister nixes maintenance work planned for Israel's only 'Sabbath observant' port after haredi deputy mayor intervenes.![]() Hero who saved toddler recognizedMan who ran into street to rescue 2-year-old who fell out of car at busy intersection recognized for bravery.![]() 'His desire to save a life was stronger than his judgement'Friend of Yochai Elkayam, who drowned while rescuing another swimmer in Ashdod yesterday, says he planned to propose to his girlfriend.![]() Rescuer drowns after saving woman30-year-old man dies after rescuing 23-year-old woman from drowning at Ashdod beach.![]() Watch: Boy falls from moving vehicleYouth runs after 5-year-old who fell out of a moving car in Ashdod.![]() Watch: Dolphins provide close escortElectric Company employees in Eshkol power station in Ashdod working at sea were accompanied by amazing group of dolphins.![]() Candidate for Ashdod mayor: Haredization or 'open city'?Contender launches campaign against current mayor to incite against haredi public: 'Ashdod will become Bnei Brak.'![]() Ashdod residents against Pride Parade: 'Sodom and Gommorah'Dozens of residents protest Gay Pride Parade. 'Normative family is the basis of our society.'![]() Mother charged with murder over baby's drowning in hot tubAccording to indictment, mother let her baby son drown in hot tub, preventing entry of other family members into room at Ashdod hotel.![]() Beit Shemesh mother to be charged with murder in baby's deathWoman who claimed 'voice from heaven' told her to hold her baby son underwater in hotel Jacuzzi to be charged with murder.![]() Ashdod hot tub drowning: Mother intentionally drowned babyMother of child who died in hotel hot tub admitted to police she had intentionally held him under water.![]() Supreme Court petition against Ashdod baby autopsyFamily of month-old baby who drowned in Ashdod petitions court. 'Bring the child to burial without defacing his body.'![]() 'She set her apartment on fire and tried to kill her children'Woman indicted for attempted murder after she set fire to her Ashdod apartment - with her children inside.![]() Mother's apparent murder-suicide attempt foiled in AshdodTragedy prevented after Ashdod woman attempts to set her apartment on fire - with her own children inside.![]() Haredi MKs: Liberman's haredi draft proposal will end coalitionHaredi parties warn that Liberman's attempt to pass law regarding haredi draft could topple coalition.![]() Ashdod anti-Shabbat demonstrations, the inside storyThe lack of respect shown by those who do not wish to keep this one of the Ten Commandments is out of place in Ashdod, where the numbers prop up the power of the Mayor and his team.![]() Ashdod municipality windows smashed over Shabbat finesWindows of Collection and Welfare Department smashed after businesses receive Shabbat fines. Mayor: 'Incitement leads to violence.' |