Ashdod

American

[ash-dod, ahsh-dawd] / ˈæʃ dɒd, ɑʃˈdɔd /

Also Esdud

noun

a town in western Israel: an important ancient Philistine city; early center of Christianity.

Ashdod British

/ ˈæʃdɒd /

noun

a town in central Israel, on the Mediterranean coast: an important city in the Philistine Empire, with its artificial harbour (1961) it is now a major port. Pop: 192 000 (2003 est)

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Five of the vessels intercepted on Thursday are now moored at the Israeli Ashdod Naval Base, tracking website Marine Traffic showed on Friday morning.

From BBC

Israeli authorities escorted the activists to the port of Ashdod before deporting them from the country.

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A short drive north is Ashdod, Israel's modern container port.

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One hit an industrial area in the coastal city of Ashdod, close to a power station.

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Supplies from Cyprus would now by shipped by US vessels to the Israeli port of Ashdod and then transported by lorry to northern Gaza via an Israeli-controlled crossing, the deputy head of Central Command said.

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