Ashdod Travelers guide

Ashdod | Sightseeing 128 to Ad Halom park, which commemorates the soldiers fallen here during the War of Independence while stopping the Egyptian forces from advancing northward to the center of the country. This is the northernmost location reached by the Egyptian army during the battle, thus the name : "Ad Halom" (thus far). At the entrance to the park turn left and park your car next to the tall monument, which resembles the Egyptian obelisk. The monument for the fallen soldiers of the Egyptian army , which was erected in 1989 as part of the Camp David peace treaty with Egypt is dedicated to the memory of the Egyptian soldiers who fell in the Ashdod region during the battles of the War of Independence (an additional obelisk was erected opposite the Yoav Citadel). On the monument, made from red granite stone, there are engraved inscriptions in Arabic, English, Hebrew and Hieroglyphics. To the north of the obelisk, among the thick vegetation, hides the remains of an Egyptian Vickers machine gun post embedded into the ground. The concrete post was cast by the Egyptian army after the Ad Halom bridge was blown up by the Givati brigade soldiers, during the War of Independence. There is no entry to it. Between the obelisk and the post you will be able to notice a few thick sycamore trees. TIP You can tour the park on foot, bicycle or car (in part of the park). Cyclists can continue west from here to Hakshatot Beach, north along the Lachish stream to Lachish park, or south toward Tel Ashdod and old Nitzanim (for the more experienced).