Ashkelon
Americannoun
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a city in southwestern Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea.
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an ancient city and modern archeological site north of Gaza.
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Adalah said the court in Ashkelon gave police an additional six days to question Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian national Thiago Ávila.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Israeli rights group Adalah said its lawyers had met the two detained activists at Shikma Prison in Ashkelon.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Ashkelon is one example of a city trying to return to normal.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Haniyeh became a protégé of Hamas' founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, who like Haniyeh's family, was a refugee from the village of Al Jura near Ashkelon.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2023
A new king was appointed over Ashkelon, and Hezekiah was compelled to restore to Ekron its former prince, whom he had imprisoned in Jerusalem on account of his loyalty to Assyria.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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