Ashdod Yam Fortress was built by Caliph Abd al-Malik at the end of the seventh century CE on the ruins of a Byzantine settlement. Excavations and the preservation of the site began in the 1960s ...

The festival, taking place June 14-22, will be spread across the city, with venues including the 7,000-seat Ashdod Amphitheater and the 1,000-seat Ashdod Performing Arts Center.

Established in 1956 by 22 immigrant families from Morocco, Ashdod boasts of being the home of 99 ethnic communities speaking more than 20 languages. Each of these communities brought their heritage, ...

Ashdod’s Corinne Maman Museum of Philistine Culture, the only one of its kind in the world, displays archaeological findings alongside high-tech, experiential exhibits. Visitors encounter a typical ...

A second-century BCE military stronghold was established at Ashdod-Yam, according to excavations and interim results reported by the Institute of Archeology at Tel Aviv University (TAU). The ...

The 12 activists who boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla have arrived at the port in Ashdod alongside Shayetet 13, the IDF’s elite navy seals unit, on Monday night. According to Ynet, the ...

Culture. News & Politics. The Human Cost of the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis in Photos. ... Levine took this image of a young couple sharing a mattress at a bomb shelter in Ashdod on May 18.