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Bat Yam Seafront ( he, רצועת חוף בת ים), or Bat Yam Beachfront, runs along the Mediterranean seashore of the city of Bat Yam, Israel. The 3.5km coastal strip adjoins the
Tel Aviv Promenade Tel Aviv Promenade ( he, טיילת תל אביב-יפו, commonly referred to in Hebrew simply as the Tayelet, - "The Promenade") runs along the Mediterranean seashore in Tel Aviv, Israel. History In the late 1930s, the city council decided ...
to the north, and is mostly used for leisure and recreational activities and open to the general public, mainly as bathing beaches, a boardwalk and parks.


Bat Yam Beaches

In July 2017 Bat Yam's beaches were named amongst Israel's most beautiful beaches by Ynet. The beaches include: * Sea Palace * Surfers Beach * Jerusalem Beach * The Three Rocky Shores * Le-Dugma Beach * The Riviera * Marina beach * Palm Beach * Shirat Hayam (gender separated bathing) * Thai Beach * Al Gal


In history

* In March 1937, during the Arab revolt in Palestine, two people were killed on Bat Yam beach in an
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. * On August 7, 1943,
Lehi Lehi (; he, לח"י – לוחמי חרות ישראל ''Lohamei Herut Israel – Lehi'', "Fighters for the Freedom of Israel – Lehi"), often known pejoratively as the Stern Gang,"This group was known to its friends as LEHI and to its enemie ...
paramilitary member
Eliyahu Giladi Eliyahu Giladi (1915 – August 17, 1943) was a Lehi (group), Lehi fighter from Transylvania. Giladi was executed in 1943 by his Lehi comrades after he entered into strong disagreements with Yitzhak Shamir and other members of the Lehi movement a ...
is thought to have been buried on the Bat Yam Seafront after he was executed by his fellow members.


The future

In September 2020,
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reported that the Municipality of Bat Yam had applied for planning permission to build a new
marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...
for luxury yachts.


External links

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References

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