Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel.
Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 467,875, it is the economic and technological center of the country.
If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second most populous city after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city ahead of West Jerusalem.
Why it is in news?
A dozen Eritrean asylum seekers were wounded by Israeli police gunfire in Tel Aviv after a demonstration against an Eritrean government event turned violent.
Clashes began outside a south Tel Aviv venue that was set to host a pro-regime event organised by the Eritrean embassy in Israel.
Asylum seeker
An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country and applies for asylum (i.e., international protection) in that other country.
An asylum seeker is an immigrant who has been forcibly displaced and might have fled their home country because of war or other factors harming them or their family.
If their case is accepted, they become considered a refugee.
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