SDEROT, Israel — Six months after Israel ended its bruising offensive against Gaza Strip militants, the people of this rocket-scarred border town are enjoying their calmest stretch in recent memory.

Almost everyone fled Sderot after Hamas militants killed 50 residents and visitors on Oct. 7. Now most have returned, but soldiers are guarding... Israelis are returning to Sderot, the biggest city ...

SDEROT, Israel — Worn down by thousands of rockets fired from the nearby Gaza Strip, an estimated one-seventh of the people of this Israeli town have fled. Many more say they would go if they could.

Dorel Abramovitz, director of development at The Sderot Foundation, and Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi speak at Sephardic Temple in Westwood. Photo by Ryan Torok https ...