The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that the Ashkelon-Sderot train line was safe to reopen on February 1, nearly two years after the vital route was scrapped amid persistent rocket fire from Gaza.

Arik Marziano, 50, a firefighter with the Israel Fire and Rescue Services ... he decided to head out regardless. He had just arrived at the Sderot station when his daughter told him that he ...

In contrast, the impending charges could have put him ... injuries in Sderot, which will likely lead to a more serious Israeli reaction than Israel’s first reaction of tank fire on only one ...