Ashdod
Gaza man shot by Israeli troops dies: medic
Dec 01, 2012 13:17 EST
A Palestinian shot by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday has died of his wounds, a Palestinian medical official said.
Israeli troops shoot 5 Palestinians, seize 9: Gaza officials
Nov 28, 2012 12:27 EST
Officials in Gaza said Israeli troops shot and wounded five Palestinians along the border Wednesday and arrested nine fisherman at sea, a week after the two sides agreed a truce.
Israeli Gaza raids continue, hitting media centre
Nov 17, 2012 21:13 EST
Fresh Israeli air strikes hit a Gaza City media centre and homes in northern Gaza early Sunday as the death toll mounted, despite suggestions from Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi that there could be a "ceasefire soon."
Israel Gaza raids kill 16, Arabs urge policy review
Nov 17, 2012 18:35 EST
Israeli air strikes killed 16 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, prompting the Arab League to announce a visit to the battered enclave and a review of its Middle East peace policy.
Israel Gaza raids kill 15, Arabs urge policy review
Nov 17, 2012 16:44 EST
Israeli air strikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, prompting the Arab League to announce a visit to the battered enclave and a review of its Middle East peace policy.
Israel Gaza raids kill 14, Arabs urge policy review
Nov 17, 2012 15:01 EST
Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed 14 Palestinians on Saturday and destroyed the Hamas government headquarters, prompting Arab leaders to call for a review of their entire policy on the Middle East peace process.
Gaza militants fire two rockets at Tel Aviv
Nov 17, 2012 13:42 EST
Gaza militants fired two rockets at Tel Aviv on Saturday, one hitting open ground without causing casualties and the other being intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defence system, officials said.
Israel air raids kill 10, destroy Hamas HQ in Gaza
Nov 17, 2012 11:58 EST
Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 10 Palestinians and destroyed the Hamas government headquarters on Saturday as Israel called up thousands more reservists for a possible ground war.
Iron Dome intercepts rocket over Tel Aviv: spokesman
Nov 17, 2012 11:01 EST
A newly installed battery of Israel's Iron Dome defence system successfully intercepted a Gaza rocket aimed at Tel Aviv Saturday, officials said, as sirens wailed across the city for a third straight day.
Israel's Iron Dome plays growing role in Gaza conflict
Nov 16, 2012 10:56 EST
Iron Dome, Israel's much vaunted anti-missile defence system, is playing an increasingly important role in the growing confrontation between the Jewish state and Gaza-based militants.
New Israeli warnings on Gaza after rocket fire
Nov 13, 2012 17:54 EST
Defence Minister Ehud Barak warned Tuesday that a flare-up in violence with Gaza was "not over," after Palestinian militants fired two more rockets and Israel carried out air strikes overnight.
Israel launches Gaza strikes, militants fire rocket
Nov 13, 2012 04:09 EST
Israel launched three air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, and militants fired a rocket into southern Israel, hours after Gaza groups said they were ready for a ceasefire with the Jewish state.
Gaza boat activists accuse Israel navy of using Tasers
Oct 21, 2012 16:10 EDT
Pro-Palestinian activists from a Gaza-bound boat intercepted by the Israeli navy have accused troops of tasering them when they took over their vessel the Estelle their lawyer told AFP on Sunday.
Gaza-bound ship escorted to Israeli port after takeover
Oct 20, 2012 18:58 EDT
A Gaza-bound ship of activists and lawmakers which was boarded by Israeli troops, arrived late Saturday at Ashdod port under naval escort, ending the latest bid to reach the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
Gaza-bound ship escorted to Israel port after takeover
Oct 20, 2012 15:18 EDT
A Gaza-bound ship of activists and MPs which was boarded by Israeli troops, arrived late Saturday at Ashdod port under naval escort, ending the latest bid to reach the blockaded Palestinian enclave.
Israel navy takes over Gaza-bound ship Estelle
Oct 20, 2012 13:48 EDT
Israeli troops on Saturday boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian MPs and activists seeking to run its naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, blocking the latest attempt to reach the enclave by sea, the military said.
Israel navy boards Gaza-bound activist ship
Oct 20, 2012 06:02 EDT
The Israeli navy on Saturday boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and parliamentarians seeking to breach Israel's naval blockade on Gaza, the military said.
Activists building ship in Gaza to defy Israel
Oct 04, 2012 10:24 EDT
A ship built in Gaza will sail next year carrying Palestinian exports to international customers, and to challenge Israel's blockade from the inside out, Canadian activists said Wednesday.
Nigeria again snub Chelsea ace Mikel
Aug 25, 2012 08:15 EDT
Nigeria have again overlooked Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi for next month's 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Liberia.
Israel arrests suspects in Holocaust museum graffiti
Jun 26, 2012 05:33 EDT
Israeli police arrested three Jewish men suspected of spraying graffiti thanking Hitler for the Holocaust at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust museum earlier this month, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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| Ashdod | ||
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  Ashdod
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| District | South | |
| Government | City (from 1968) | |
| Hebrew |  אַשְׁדּוֹד (help·info) | |
| Population | 207,000 (2007) | |
| Area | 47,242 dunams (47.242 km2; 18.240 sq mi) | |
| Mayor | Yehiel Lasri | |
| Founded in | 1956 | |
| Coordinates | 31°48′0″N 34°39′0″E / 31.8°N 34.65°ECoordinates: 31°48′0″N 34°39′0″E / 31.8°N 34.65°E | |
