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A newly discovered underground stalactite cave on the outskirts of Jerusalem, May 25, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot News)
May 25, 2018, 2:53 pm
Stalactite cave discovered 900 feet below Jerusalem
Workers digging route for new water pipe to Jerusalem and the West Bank find 46-foot-long subterranean cavern
By TOI staff
Illustartive photo of stalactites in a cave (photo credit: Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
November 27, 2017, 1:01 am
Large limestone cave uncovered during construction in Rosh Ha’ayin
Authorities halt work in residential neighborhood to assess safety risks, as well as possible need for conservation
By TOI staff
Soreq Stalactite Cave. (CC BY-SA Yigal Dekel, Wikimedia Commons)
October 15, 2017, 11:51 pm
Parks Authority is fudging geological dates to spare ultra-Orthodox
Soreq Stalactite Cave is only ‘thousands of years’ old according to brochure, because some visitors believe world is less than 6,000 years old
By TOI staff
Israel Nature and Parks Authority officials inside a stalactite cave recently discovered in Israel's northern Galilee region. (Screen capture: YouTube)
January 25, 2017, 5:05 pm
Rare stalactite cave found in Galilee, but visitors not welcome
Parks Authority describes discovery of cavern as ‘exciting and moving,’ but keeps mum on its location to prevent damage
By TOI staff
A new stalagmite and stalactite cave discovered in the Jerusalem Hills (photo credit: Lior Cohen, Nature and Parks Authority)
September 20, 2014, 11:27 pm
‘Huge’ ancient stalactite cave found near Jerusalem
Officials keeping location of vast cavern secret as they explore it; discovery was revealed by chance during construction work
By Itamar Sharon
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