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Ilya Smirin wins Israeli blitz chess title after dramatic tiebreak finish

The 58-year-old grandmaster finished level on 10 points with Avital Boruchovsky and Michael Klenburg but took the title on tiebreak; Noga Orian won the women’s crown, while 14-year-old Eliran Shilon Rahav was named under-18 champion

ynet Global | 08.30.26

Test of Arrow air defense system alarms public

An interceptor missile was launched as part of the test by the defense establishment and a trail was obvious in the sky over the beach in Ashdod; The Defense Ministry announced that it would provide additional details 'in the coming hours'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.05.26

יניב דוד לוי, מומחה למטבעות ברשות העתיקות, עם המטבע הנדיר

'Special historical importance': rare 2,500-year-old coin discovered on the beach in Ashdod

Ashdod beach employee who usually helps swimmers locate lost items found a rare coin from the Persian period; Israel Antiquities Authority found this is the first coin of its kind discovered in Israel, originating from the city of Salamis in Cyprus

Ilana Curiel | 07.27.26

Rendering of the Ramat Hanasi project in Haifa

Israel’s first online home auction puts hundreds of apartments up for bid

Prashkovsky’s 72-hour digital sale will let buyers submit sealed offers on new homes in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Ashdod and Haifa, with starting prices ranging from NIS 1.9 million to NIS 10.75 million

ynet Global | 07.24.26

Drug addicts, constant break-ins and fear: life in Israel’s most dangerous neighborhoods

Residents in Be’er Sheva, Tel Aviv and Ashdod say children cannot walk alone, patrols are scarce and crime keeps returning

Alexandra Lukash | 05.10.26

Israeli cities open shelters, prepare for next wave of Iran attacks

A day after Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Israeli cities are preparing for the collapse of the ceasefire and the possibility of renewed Iranian attacks

Roni Green Shaulov, Alexandra Lukash | 05.05.26

Police recover 2 toddlers after father allegedly abducts them to West Bank

Police, assisted by IDF, say they found the girls, ages 3 and 1, unharmed in the Palestinian village of Beit Awwa after their father allegedly fled there from Ashdod following a violent domestic confrontation

ynet | 03.12.26

Ashdod refinery disaster: suspect arrested on murder with indifference charges

The suspect, a partner in a company supplying medical air cylinders to the refinery, is accused of murder with indifference after investigators examined whether the tanks contained substances that led to the deaths of two engineers

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.23.26

'Unbelievable negligence': families demand answers after Ashdod refinery deaths

Ilan Goichman alleges safety failures left his wife Nitzan and her co-worker Irina Radchuk undiscovered for nearly an hour after suspected gas tank malfunction; 'Nitzan always told me the human treatment there was terrible,' he says

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.15.26

Ashdod refinery disaster: Suspicion oxygen tanks were mislabeled, may have contained toxic substance

Exclusive: Tanks stamped “oxygen” and connected to the victims’ suits may not have contained oxygen and could have held a toxic material; forensic institute has yet to determine the cause of death of two chemical engineers

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.13.26

No arrests, no answers: family shattered after mother dies in Ashdod refinery tragedy

As investigators examine possible negligence in the Ashdod refinery deaths, the family of 39-year-old engineer Nitzan Goichman says it remains in shock, with no suspects detained and no official cause of death released

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.12.26

Mother of three named among victims in deadly Ashdod refinery lab incident

Nitzan Goichman, 39, a chemical engineer, died alongside a colleague after the two collapsed in a laboratory incident under investigation, with authorities probing possible oxygen deprivation and ruling out a hazardous materials leak

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.11.26

Fatal oxygen malfunction kills two women at Ashdod refinery

Authorities said the women were apparently wearing sealed protective suits and collapsed due to a lack of oxygen following a malfunction; the circumstances of the incident are under investigation

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.11.26

Israel Police bust one of largest drug labs in recent years, arrest 9

Raid leads to arrest of 9 suspects in the Ashdod area for operating one of the largest drug labs exposed in recent years, and seizure of dozens of kilograms of the drug "Doctor" and millions of dollars in cash; The suspects manufactured and distributed synthetic drugs in the party market: 'The seizure will directly affect the drug market'

Meir Turgeman | 11.16.25

Azimut.ai’s AI-powered system, Albatross, enables real-time detection, classification, and tracking of vessels

Ashdod Port invests $650,000 in Israeli startup Azimut.ai

The Israeli startup that completed a successful pilot as part of the Port’s Maritime Technology Hub; Its AI-powered system, Albatross, enables real-time detection, classification, and tracking of vessels even when traditional systems are inactive

ynet Global | 11.12.25

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