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The Fall of Jericho, as described in the biblical Book of Joshua, was the first military engagement fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan. According to Joshua 6:1–27 , the walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around the city walls once a day for six days, seven times on the seventh day, with the ...
A U.N. committee voted Sunday to list prehistoric ruins near the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision that angered Israel, which controls the ...
Jericho's name in Modern Hebrew, Yeriẖo, is generally thought to derive from the Canaanite word rēḥ ' fragrant ', but other theories hold that it originates in the Canaanite word Yaraḥ ' moon ' or the name of the lunar deity Yarikh, for whom the city was an early centre of worship.
The documents appeared to confirm information disclosed by a former South African naval commander Dieter Gerhardt – jailed in 1983 for spying for the Soviet Union, who said there was an agreement between Israel and South Africa involving an offer by Israel to arm eight Jericho missiles with atomic bombs.
The out fall of the spring is close to Tell el-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho. [9] During the summer months, water shortages in the camp cause tremendous hardship for the refugees. [10] However, the Israeli water company Mekorot has become the main supplier of water to the camp after Israel took control of water sources. [6]
It is believed that the Jericho III (YA-4) is a nuclear-armed ICBM [27] [28] that entered service in 2011. [29] The Jericho III is believed to have two or three-stages, using solid propellant and having a payload of 1,000 to 1,300 kg. The payload could be a single 750 kg (150–400 kiloton) [29] nuclear warhead or two or three low-yield MIRV ...
A senior administration official said: "That is the price we pay. Our first responsibility is the safety of American and British monitors". State Department spokesman J. Adam Ereli denied any coordination with Israel and said: "Such accusations are baseless and ignore the facts, quite frankly". [25]
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