Yanir Yagna

On Monday, a 39-year-old Ashdod man was detained on suspicion of stabbing father to death.

Police say the man appears to be mentally unstable and to have killed his father in his bed. His mother and brother were taken to the hospital with mild injuries.

Nahed, Atef and Suleiman a-Sariya were swept out to sea on Thursday; their bodies were found after days of searching.

Nahed, Atef and Suleiman a-Sariya were swept to sea on Thursday; their bodies were found after days of searching that included divers and aerial teams.

Father says he will not bury his sons until they are all found.

Search continues for remaining sibling who was swept away by strong currents along with his two brothers.

'Ashdod is the city I grew up in, and I don’t understand why I have to move to Tel Aviv to be accepted for who I am,' says one of the organizers of the march.

Two people killed just an hour apart on the same highway in the south.

Public services in Bedouin communities are severely lacking, compared to services in Jewish communities, according to a report by the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality.

The prosecution said mayor was convicted as part of plea bargain that was signed only after he agreed to resign and pledged not to run in next mayoral race.

A Be'er Sheva District Court judge rules that Simon Waledo, who entered Israeli illegally from Egypt, cannot be released from prison just because he was tortured prior to crossing the border.

The Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and Gaza has been closed since Thursday, despite Israel's decision to reopen on Sunday; Israeli officials say Hamas trying to wrest control of Palestinian side from the PA.

Police had hoped that an Ashdod woman's DNA would help crack the case of Alexandra Brandt, an 11-year-old girl who went missing on her way to school two decades ago. But the test results put the probe back at square one.

The rocket was fired at Ashkelon at around 6 A.M. and exploded in an open field. No rocket alert sounded prior to the explosion, nor did the Iron Dome defense system activate for interception.

Man suspected of being involved in the death of his 16-year-old daughter is released from police custody and placed on home confinement as police investigate the incident.

Flights in and out of Eilat were rerouted to Ovda Airport in the Negev after runways flooded; section of Highway 90 briefly closed.o excessive rain.

Among the minority of Bedouin who voted, many supported Shas, even over Arab parties.

In Israel's 2013 election, the power of mayors to affect the national vote seems to have declined considerably.

Workers were found dead after a Friday night shift; MK Dov Khenin calls for tightening of workplace safety standards for handling hazardous materials in response.

Former foreign minister says continued settlement construction 'is in Israel's national interest'; Livni: If the public gives me enough power I will be able to force Netanyahu into peace negotiations.

Police say such case, where a wife suspected of murdering her husband, is not common in Bedouin community.

Kibbutzniks are often identified with the left-wing and secular, but Zvulun Kalfa, number seven on the right-wing, national religious list, was one of the settlers evacuated from Gush Katif and is now community director of Dvir, a secular kibbutz in the Negev.

Many angry residents, who have been living at a mobile home site since being evicted in the disengagement from Gaza in 2005, say they will not pay.

Management, which aims to close the plant at the end of December, says it reached agreement with all 14 workers except the two demonstrating.

In an effort to encourage Haredi students to keep concentrating on their studies, a reward is offered to yeshiva students who refrain from discussing the upcoming election.