Haifa

[ hahy-fuh ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Israel.

Haifa

/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

1. a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

A Hezbollah drone also hit the playground of a kindergarten in a suburb of the Israeli city of Haifa, but no-one was hurt.

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Hezbollah said it had fired barrages of rockets towards the Krayot area north of Haifa and at Israeli forces south of the Lebanese town of Khiam, which is across the border from Metula.

From BBC

Hezbollah said it clashed with Israeli troops near Lebanon's southern border on Monday and fired rockets at a naval base inside Israel near Haifa.

From BBC

But some rockets have reached further south and damaged homes in and around the coastal city of Haifa.

From BBC

The seven - who had immigrated from Azerbaijan - were detained in the Haifa area.

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