Kan Ashkelon reports that Ashkelon has won again in the annual contest run by the Council for a Beautiful Israel.

The city of Ashkelon won a score of 100 in the competition of the Council for a Beautiful Israel and won first place in the category of medium-sized cities. In addition, the city was awarded the Half Jubilee Shield for 25 consecutive years of winning five beauty stars.

As part of the competition, which aims to encourage the development of the urban environment in terms of visibility of the spaces and create a continuous improvement in the quality of life of the residents, Ashkelon was chosen first place in the beauty flag in the category of cities up to 170,000 residents. It is important to note that in the entire history of Ashkelon, the city has won this category only twice before this latest achievement. The first time was in 1999 and the second time in 2007.

Read the article (Hebrew) https://www.kan-ashkelon.co.il/news/62349