Ben Ami
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Ben Ami is an agricultural settlement in the Matte Asher Regional Council in the North District
of Israel
, next to Nahariya
. The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilized soldiers on the lands of the Palestinian
village of Umm al-Faraj
.
Ben Ami was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets
sent by Hezbollah on July 14, 2006 during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
.
North District (Israel)
The Northern District is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,478 km², which increases to 4,638 km² when both land and water are included...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, next to Nahariya
Nahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
. The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilized soldiers on the lands of the Palestinian
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
village of Umm al-Faraj
Umm al-Faraj
-Location:The village was situated on a flat spot in the Acre plain, northeast of Acre.-History:The village was known to the Crusaders as Le Fierge....
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Ben Ami was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets
Rocket
A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...
sent by Hezbollah on July 14, 2006 during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War and known in Lebanon as the July War #Other uses|Tammūz]]) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War , was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. The principal parties were Hezbollah...
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