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Jisr Isdud

Jisr Isdud is a Mamluk-era bridge over the Lachish stream near Ashdod, marking the point where Israeli forces halted the Egyptian advance in 1948. Discussed here as part of a post on the southern front of 1948.

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Memorial to the fallen at Kibbutz Negba
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The South in 1948

A field trip along the 1948 southern front: the Ad Halom Bridge that stopped the Egyptian advance, Kibbutz Nitzanim and the Women of Valour Centre, Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, and Kibbutz Negba where Operation Yoav broke through into the Negev.

Jan 2014 · 4 minute read
Memorial to the fallen at Ad Halom Bridge The 'Palace' House - site of the last stand at Kibbutz Nitzanim Statue of Mordechai Anielewicz at Yad Mordechai Kibbutz Memorial to the fallen at Kibbutz Negba
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