Sderot is a western Negev city and former development town in the Southern District of Israel. In 2022, it had a population of 33,002.
School in Sderot, early 1950s
The remnants of Qassam rockets fired on Sderot
Iron Dome rocket defense battery near Sderot
In 2005, 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and four Israeli settlements in the West Bank were unilaterally dismantled. Israeli settlers and army evacuated from inside the Gaza Strip, redeploying its military along the border.
Israeli–Palestinian coordination effort, 2005
Residents protest during the forced evacuation of the Israeli community Kfar Darom. August 18, 2005.
Residents protest against the evacuation of the Israeli community Kfar Darom. The sign reads: "Kfar Darom will not fall twice!". August 18, 2005.
A group of residents refuses to evacuate the Israeli settlement Bedolach. August 17, 2005.