Sderot

'You took the Qassam and turned it into a source of light'

Knesset Speaker, Chief Rabbi take part in Hanukkah event at Sderot Hesder Yeshiva.

Rocket from Gaza fired toward southern Israel

Rocket from Gaza fired at Sderot, intercepted by Iron Dome. IDF attacks Hamas weapons production site.

Largest menorah in Israel is inaugurated in Sderot

Giant 40-foot Hanukkah menorah inaugurated in Sderot, after being donated by Dutch Christians.

Defense Minister Bennett:

'We will take action in Gaza when the time is right'

Day after rockets fired from Gaza at Israel, Defense Minister visits border town of Sderot. 'We need to move from defense to offense.'

Sderot: Youth rejoice in spite of rocket attack

Rockets interrupt Bnei Akiva youth event. Mayor: 'Sderot youth are stronger than everything, we will not be broken.'

Sderot Mayor demands strong, firm response

Sderot Mayor to PM: 'What will you do tonight so our children will sleep peacefully and terrorists who shoot at them will be eliminated?'

Rocket barrage at Gaza area communities

Two rockets launched this evening from Gaza toward Israeli territory; Iron Dome intercepts one. Woman injured on way to protected area.

Under siege: Sderot woman invites news crew for meal

Elderly woman sees news crew outside her home covering rocket attacks on Sderot, invites them to home-cooked meal.

Rocket attacks continue, even after ceasefire

Two rockets fired Thursday evening from Gaza, despite ceasefire.

Over 190 rockets, over 190 reasons to say no to a Palestinian state

Gantz: End campaign with strong deterrence

Blue and White chair tours Gaza periphery, backs PM in actions against terrorists, but won't connect unity gov't to security situation.

Funeral under fire held in Sderot

As Gaza rockets force millions of Israelis into bomb shelters, United Hatzalah helps bury resident of Gaza-area town.

Watch: Direct hit to house in Sderot

Additionally, 3 in Ashkelon injured from rocket attacks - 2 who suffered from shock, 1 injured while running to bomb shelter.

Netivot home hit: 'Miracle - not sure we'd get to shelter'

Batsheva Haddad's home suffers direct rocket hit. She and family entered protected space on time and were saved.

Rabbi Peretz: Respond to the rocket fire more aggressively

Education Minister visits Sderot, meets with residents whose home was hit by a rocket.

Sderot Mayor: Israel gives immunity to terrorists

Mayor Alon Davidi responds to escalation on the Gaza border: We demand eliminations of terrorists and a military operation.

Sderot Mayor: A broad military operation is needed

Sderot Mayor calls on Israeli leadership to unite and bring an end to the rocket fire on southern Israel.

Sderot resident: 'We saw fire, everything was white'

'We ran to the safe room and then we heard a big boom,' a Sderot resident whose house was hit by a rocket said. 'We didn't sleep all night.'

Gaza rocket hits Sderot home

Gaza terrorists fire barrage of at least 10 rockets on southern Israel. One rocket hits Sderot home, damaging it.

Watch: Yeshiva students dance with emotion after Yom Kippur

Rabbis and students at Sderot hesder yeshiva conclude Yom Kippur prayers with emotion-filled dancing.

US Ambassador Friedman:

'Jews will forever remain in Land of Israel'

US Ambassador David Friedman participates in inauguration of new Sderot building: 'They ask what I love about Israel; I answer: everything.'

Dutch Christians donate Europe’s largest menorah to Sderot

Dutch Zionists send giant Hannukah menorah to rocket-battered city of Sderot in southern Israel.

Five rockets fired at Israel, IDF attacks in Gaza

Gaza terrorists fire five rockets at southern Israel, one explodes in Sderot. IDF attacks Hamas targets in retaliation.

'I heard a boom and discovered the rocket parts'

Itzik Twito, a resident of Sderot for the past 40 years, was in the protected space when three rockets were fired towards his city.

Sderot mayor:

'Large military operation needed to eliminate Hamas'

Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi responds to rocket fire on southern Israel over the weekend. 'Only force can stop Hamas.

Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired from Gaza

Sirens sounded in Sderot and nearby Israeli communities. Iron Dome intercepts one rocket.

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IDF prepares hi-rise evac plan to foil Hamas missile capability

Suspicion of anti-tank fire from Gaza sparks evacuation plan for Sderot residents on upper floors of tall buildings exposed to direct fire.

Surviving a direct rocket hit

Rabbi Dovid Fendel, head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot, says that the reality under the constant threat of rocket fire is unacceptable.

IDF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza

IDF warplanes and aircraft attack a number of targets in Gaza in retaliation for rocket attack on Sderot.

'A miracle happened to us, the enemy will not win'

Head of hesder yeshiva in Sderot: They build tunnels and we build parks and yeshivas.

Amalek is on our doorstep and he has a burning kite in his hands

Rocket strikes yeshiva in Sderot

Red alert in southern Israel as rocket scores direct hit on Hesder yeshiva building.

It's the IDF against the Islamic Vernichtung

'Only a big ground operation will restore long-term quiet'

Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi critical of policy of 'rounds' of fighting, says goal must be long-term quiet. 'Don't just respond - be proactive.'

Watch: Damage from rocket fire at Sderot kindergarten

Rocket that fell last night in yard of kindergarten in city of Sderot caused extensive damage. Nobody was wounded.

Family fled Gaza rocket attacks - now hit by synagogue shooting

Israeli girl wounded in synagogue attack had moved with family to California to flee Hamas rocket attacks. 'This can happen anywhere'.

Send your Pesach support to the rocket-stricken town of Sderot

Join Arutz Sheva as we visit a unique community center that aims to help teens growing up in the shadow of Gaza's rockets.

Hamas boasts: The occupation got our message

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh "congratulates all who fought Zionist arrogance in Gaza."

'Strike them until they break down'

Yossi Tamsit, resident of Sderot, discusses the feelings of the residents in light of the current escalation.

Sderot Mayor: These imaginary ceasefires have no purpose

Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi responds to ceasefire, says only large-scale military operation will bring quiet to the south.

Minister calls Meretz leader a liar

Culture Minister Miri Regev slams MK Tama Zandberg for accusing her of shopping while southern Israel is under fire.

Sderot resident: How did it come to this?

Sderot resident asks how right-wing Israeli government has allowed situation in which her grandchildren must hide in shelters.

Gaza envelope residents have had enough

Hundreds of residents of southern Israel block the entrance to Sderot following rocket barrage.

Rocket barrage on southern Israel

Gaza terrorists fire at least 14 rockets at Sderot and the area. Some of them intercepted by Iron Dome.

'Thanks for being a proud Jew and not performing on Shabbat'

Shas leader Aryeh Deri says Mizrahit music star Omer Adam's commercial success is due to well-known refusal to perform on Shabbat.

Bennett visits Sderot ahead of start of school year

Education Minister holds celebratory event for students in city which has come under Hamas fire. 'The spirit of Sderot will win out.'

Gaza area products come to Tel Aviv Port

Farmers and businesses from Gaza area communities market wares in Tel Aviv Port in coming days: 'Civil victory over Hamas.'

Sderot mayor:

'Cease-fire a mistake: Terror must be eradicated'

Mayor of city struck repeatedly by rocket attacks says ceasefire only rewards terror, paves way for next round of fighting.

Anger in south over ceasefire

Leaders of communities beset by Hamas rockets slam government for ceasefire instead of putting a final end to Hamas terror.

Sderot pledges support: 'Time to enter Gaza'

Sderot Mayor calls government to launch military operation, restore regional peace: 'We must strike terror and bring life back to normal.'

'Father shouted to me: Out of the house! Quickly!'

Shalev Levy, wounded by Qassam rocket shrapnel and operated on at night, tells of events at home during Gaza rocket and attack on house.

IDF Southern Command head visits Sderot

IDF leaders visit southern city struck by rockets fired by Gaza terrorists.

Yeshiva dean: Sderot has a great future

Sderot Yeshiva dean takes Arutz Sheva on tour of yeshiva, says town has 'a lot of cohesiveness.'

Sderot boy wounded by rocket speaks

16-year-old struck by shrapnel while running to safe room during rocket barrage: south has been enduring rockets since before I was born,

36 rockets fired from Gaza

Rocket strikes by terrorists from Gaza continue after at least 2 injured by rockets.

US Ambassador meets US firefighters in Sderot

Ambassador David Friedman meets Israeli and US firefighters who are fighting arson fires in the south.

To the south with love - from citizens of the world

Thousands of packages with Judea/Samaria products sent to Sderot, Gaza area residents donated by citizens from dozens of foreign countries.

DM: Hamas is forcing us into a large-scale operation

Defense Minister Liberman promises southern residents: 'If Hamas continues pushing us into another operation, we'll have another operation.

One rocket is one too many

Rabbi David Fendel says that Hamas’ goal is to destroy Israel in stages, but he adds that Israel is “not defeatable.”

'There is no cease-fire - we have to strike the terrorists'

Sderot mayor says government, army must make Hamas pay the price for attacking his city and not leave Sderot on its own.