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Israeli soldiers remove bodies of Israeli civilians killed by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, Oct. 10, 2023 // Photo Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/Times of Israel
November 12, 2023, 11:37 am
Israel Revises Death Toll From Oct. 7 Assault, Dropping it From 1,400 to 1,200
Foreign Ministry official gives new number as Israel continues painstaking efforts to identify the victims of terrorists’ brutal rampage.
By TOI STAFF
August 26, 2021, 4:28 pm
Archaeologists Expose Torah Ark of Vilna Synagogue Destroyed by Nazis, Soviets
Joint Israeli-Lithuanian six-year excavation in ruins of centuries-old Jewish community center unearths prayer platform, silver pointer used when reading the Torah.
By MICHAEL BACHNER
Dr. Barak Monnickendam-Givon at the excavations under Beit Straus in Jerusalem’s Old City, near the Western Wall, May 2020. (Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority)
May 22, 2020, 7:12 am
Living Underground Before the Romans? 2,000-year-old Rooms Found by Western Wall
Purpose of unique ancient complex still unclear, but indicates possible subterranean Second Temple-era life in Jerusalem’s Old City prior to the Roman conquest in 70 CE.
By AMANDA BORSCHEL-DAN
(From left) Boaz Zissu, Yossi Nagar and Haim Cohen examine the skull of what is believed to be a victim of blood vengeance. (Israel Antiquities Authority photo)
May 18, 2018, 3:57 pm
Blood Vengeance 1,000 Years Ago Near Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists find the evidence — a skull and hand — in a cave in the hills.
New infrared imaging reveals letters hidden on a Dead Sea Scrolls fragment from Qumran Cave 11. (Photo by Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority)
May 9, 2018, 10:36 pm
High-Tech Scan Reveals Hidden Dead Sea Text
Scroll fragments reveal differences with current versions of biblical passages.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, holding the clay artifact, says, “It is very overwhelming to receive greetings from First Temple-period Jerusalem. This shows that already 2,700 years ago, Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, was a strong and central city.” (Photo by Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority)
January 1, 2018, 5:44 am
Dig Finds Sign of Jerusalem’s Ancient Governor
The 2,700-year-old engraved clay seal was found at the Western Wall Plaza.
The remains of the structure indicate that it was intentionally dismantled, possibly by the Hasmoneans. (Photo by Dane Christensen)
November 30, 2017, 5:32 pm
Israel Unearths 2,200-Year-Old Building
A drone spotted the Hellenistic-era structure, which may have been an Idumean temple or palace.
May 19, 2016, 6:50 am
Bronze Bounty at Caesarea
By Atlanta Jewish Times
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