Israel to resume train traffic near Gaza early Sunday

23/3/2025 7:26

Israel Railways announced Saturday that train services near the Gaza border will resume on early Sunday morning.



It suspended train traffic between Ashkelon and Sderot stations on Tuesday and offered alternative shuttle services between the two cities, following Israel's renewed, deadly and large-scale airstrikes across Gaza.



The section is part of the line linking Ashkelon, north of the Gaza Strip, to Beer Sheva in the northern Negev. The route also connects Sderot and other western Negev communities with central Israel.



Train services between Ashkelon and Sderot had been previously halted for security reasons after the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct. 7, 2023. They resumed last month after the fighting subsided.