Battle of Nitzanim
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The Battle of Nitzanim was fought between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, on June 7, 1948. It was the first major Egyptian victory of the war, and one of
Nitzanim after the Egyptian bombardment.
Givati troops in Nitzanim
Avraham-Elkana Schwarzstein, the commander of Nitzanim
The "Palace" preserved in Old Nitzanim
Ad Halom
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Ad Halom is a site at the eastern entrance to the city of Ashdod, Israel, where three bridges cross the Lakhish River.
Jisr Isdud, restored section of Mamluk bridge, 2005
Two of the three bridges at Ad Halom side by side; the railway bridge on the left, and Jisr Isdud on the right.
Jisr Isdud after a winter storm
British Mandate-era pillbox