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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

Masada

Troops of the Yiftah Brigade carry out a drill in northern Israel, in a handout photo published September 6, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 16, 2024, 2:15 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 16: Day 346 – Has the window closed for diplomacy in the north?
Political reporter Tal Schneider on US special envoy’s renewed efforts, arrests of protesters; reporter Gavriel Fiske on teaching war in schools, breaking news from the past
By ToI Staff
Aerial view of the historical Masada fortress, near the Dead Sea, December 3, 2021.(Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 6, 2024, 1:05 am
Masada legend upended: ‘The Romans came, saw and conquered, quickly and brutally’
The costly Roman operation was likely undertaken only after Masada-based Jewish forces raided nearby Ein Gedi and disrupted production of balsam, a precious commodity, TAU prof says
By Gavriel Fiske
File: Professor Amnon Ben-Tor photographed at his home in Jerusalem, on April 15, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 25, 2023, 11:49 pm
Leading archaeologist who dug with Yigael Yadin at Masada and Hazor dies at 88
Amnon Ben-Tor, who won the Israel Prize in 2019, spent decades on major biblical-era site, lectured in top universities around the world
By ToI Staff
Dozens of ancient bricks manufactured by the 10th Roman Legion discovered by police in the trunk of a car in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem, May 2023. (Israel Antiquities Authority)
June 1, 2023, 11:09 am
Antiquities thief nabbed with ancient floor tiles used by destroyers of 2nd Temple
Bricks found in the trunk of a car in East Jerusalem apparently came from a bathhouse used by notorious Tenth Roman Legion some 2,000 years ago, possibly in Hebron area
By ToI Staff
A site that researchers say is the remain of a temporary Roman camp in the Arabian desert. (APAAME)
April 30, 2023, 10:42 am
Newly identified Roman army camps indicate unknown ancient campaign in Arabia
Google Earth imagery shows outlines of three sites in Jordan that have classic design of temporary bases built by Rome; believed tied to conquest of Nabatean kingdom
By Stuart Winer
Hundreds of families take part in the annual Katzrin and Golan nature walk in different trails of the Katzrin forest, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, on October 13, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 17, 2022, 6:52 pm
Record 1.5 million Israelis visit national parks during Sukkot break
Nature and Parks Authority reports a 22% rise in visitors compared to last year’s holiday; Caesarea, Ein Gedi and Masada are the most popular sites
By Michael Horovitz
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Israeli fire fighters recieve a Torah from Jewish National Fund-USA
October 16, 2022, 11:28 am
A source of inspiration for Israel’s firefighters just in time for Simchat Torah
By Stefan Oberman
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Safari Boat Ride at the Indigo Sea Dive Center
May 3, 2022, 8:42 pm
Israel’s most exciting outdoor-adventure destinations
By JD Krebs
The payslip of a Roman soldier found at Masada, believed to be from between 72 and 75 CE (Courtesy)
February 12, 2021, 4:50 pm
Roman soldier’s ancient Masada payslip shows unfair wages go way back
1,900-year-old find shows soldier Gaius Messius was left ‘effectively penniless after payday,’ as entire wage of 50 denarii was nabbed to cover basic expenses
By ToI Staff
Passengers wearing protective masks walk through the arrival hall of Ben Gurion Airport on February 22, 2020. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
February 23, 2020, 3:28 am
Hundreds of Israelis contact coronavirus hotline as fears of epidemic rise
Specially trained paramedics being dispatched to people’s homes to take samples amid escalating worries of outbreak following visit by tourists found to have virus
By ToI Staff
Staff prepare to receive Israelis on a Korean Air plane that landed in Israel, with some 200 other passengers to be refused entry to the country over virus fears (Magen David Adom)
February 22, 2020, 11:04 pm
Some 200 Israeli students, teachers ordered into quarantine over virus fears
Groups from Haifa, Afula and Beersheba told to remain at home after coming into contact with Korean tourists amid efforts to contain COVID-19; two say they’ve been feeling ill
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative photo of date trees near the Dead Sea, southern Israel, on September 10, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
February 6, 2020, 1:23 pm
Israeli researchers grow new date plants from 2,000-year-old seeds
Six saplings sprout from ancient kernels gathered at Judean archaeological sites; scientists hope to pollinate female plants and produce fruit
By Stuart Winer and Sue Surkes
Archaeologist Prof. Jodi Magness at Masada, July 11, 2019. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
October 4, 2019, 1:07 pm
Maybe there was no mass suicide at Masada? Top archaeologist questions a legend
Prof. Jodi Magness busts myths and asks unanswerable questions in new book about Masada — the site of the largest Jewish wholesale self-slaughter that maybe never was
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Taking a walk on a camel's back in the Judean Desert adjacent to Arad. (Courtesy Kfar Hanokdim)
April 27, 2019, 6:39 am
36 hours in Arad, at the edge of the Judean and Negev deserts
Take a break in this activity-filled southern town, where desert life and civilization meet up perfectly
By Jessica Steinberg
A scene from the newly launched updated Masada sound and light show, 'From Sunset to Sunrise.' (Breeze Creative)
March 21, 2019, 2:07 am
With new light show, 2,000-year-old Masada gets makeover fit for a millennial
50-minute ‘cultural performance’ is scored by Shlomo Gronich and performed by local artists, including Harel Skaat and Liraz Charhi
By Johanna Chisholm
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