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Word: ashkelon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1956-1956
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...lonely road to Beersheba, Egypt's assassins killed a truck driver, set fire to his truck and wounded his woman companion. One gang penetrated to the heart of Ashkelon, ancient marketplace of the Philistines, and threw two grenades into a house packed with Yemenites gathered to celebrate the engagement of a young couple. An old woman was killed as she cradled in her arms her year-old grandson, who was unhurt. Another group of terrorists ambushed a bus on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, wounding six. One fedayee returned to Gaza to tell Egyptian newsmen how his team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Eye for an Eye | 4/23/1956 | See Source »

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