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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 570

Nahal Tze'elim

A fragment of a rare 3,800-year-old textile, dyed with the Kermes vermilio insect. (Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
July 18, 2024, 7:21 pm
Tiny 3,800-year old textile found in Israel was dyed with biblical ‘scarlet worm’
Ancient sources reference use of scale insects for red dye, but examples from before Roman period are sparse; new find ‘bridges the gap’ between written sources and found artifacts
By ToI Staff
Aerial photo of Nahal Tze'elim, the site of a Dead Sea Works leak, June 5, 2022. (Nature and Parks Authority)
June 5, 2022, 6:41 pm
Leak from Dead Sea Works pollutes surrounding area; protected plants found dead
Nature and Parks Authority says leak from supply canal caused salination of soil; plants dying as a result, some of them protected species; ICL says working to fix it
By ToI Staff
Heavy rains form a temporary lake in the city of Ashkelon, December 17, 2020. (Screen capture: Twitter/Shuki Amzaleg)
December 17, 2020, 1:56 pm
Major rainstorms lift Sea of Galilee, flood major highways
Woman, 25, found semi-conscious under Jerusalem bridge, suffering from severe hypothermia; over 100 millimeters of rain fell in some areas in past two days
By Stuart Winer
Empty chairs are seen during a ceremony to receive the delivery of two F-35 fighter jets on December 12, 2016, at the Israeli Nevatim Air force base. AFP/JACK GUEZ)
December 13, 2016, 3:57 pm
The war of fog
Reporters do little to hide their annoyance at having to wait 6 hours in the desert for Israel’s new F-35s to arrive, dampening much of the hype surround the fighter jets
By Joshua Davidovich
Elai and Omri Nir, in an undated photo provided to media. (Courtesy)
December 12, 2016, 4:50 pm
Boy who died in Negev fall saves others’ lives with organs
Family gives Elai Nir’s heart, lungs, liver and kidneys to 5 patients; over 1,000 attend funeral of father and son buried side by side
By ToI Staff
Rescue personnel attend the scene of an accident in Nahal Tze'elim in the Negev on December 9, 2016, in which a university lecturer and son died falling from a cliff (Arad Rescue Team via Channel 10)
December 11, 2016, 5:49 pm
10-year-old dies of injuries from fall on Negev hike
Family to donate Elai Nir’s organs after accident; he will be buried next to father, who died trying to save him
By ToI Staff
Rescue personnel at the scene of an accident in Nahal Tze'elim in the Negev on December 9, 2016, in which a university lecturer died trying to save his son as he fell from a cliff. (Arad Rescue Team via Channel 10)
December 10, 2016, 8:48 pm
After father dies saving him, condition of boy who fell from cliff worsens
10-year-old critical, with head injuries, day after his fall on Negev hike
By ToI Staff
Rescue personnel at the scene of an accident in Nahal Tze'elim in the Negev on December 9, 2016, in which a university lecturer died trying to save his son as he fell from a cliff. (Arad Rescue Team via Channel 10)
December 9, 2016, 4:23 pm
Man dies in plunge off cliff in Negev when trying to save son
Father named as university lecturer Omri Nir, who jumped after 10-year-old when he slipped during climb; child in serious condition
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Israelis watching flash floods in Nahal Og, which empties into the Dead Sea, November 26, 2014. (Maxim Dinshtein/Flash90)
April 12, 2015, 3:45 pm
Flooding from rainfall closes Dead Sea road
Water submerges highways as streams swell, authorities close hiking routes as safety precaution
By Stuart Winer
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