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Israelis Yarden Gerbi (under 63kg) and Linda Bolder (under 70kg) won gold medals at the Judo Grand Prix in Havana, Cuba. In addition, Shira Rishony won silver in the under 48kg event.

Tel Aviv became a battlefield for medieval knights when Israel hosted the World Medieval Fighting Championship. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Germany, UK, Estonia, Denmark, Moldova, France and Israel. took part in the unique competition.

Australian psychedelic/indie-rock band, Tame Impala will be heading to Tel Aviv for their first ever Israeli concert at Rishon Live Park, on 11th July. Tame Impala’s internationally successful 2015 album “Currents” includes hits “Let It Happen”, and “Cause I’m a Man”.

German hard rock band Scorpions will perform at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtachim Arena on July 14 as part of its 50th anniversary tour. It is the band’s third time in Israel, after performing in 2010 and 2012.

The 1,100 km Israel National Trail, from north to south, became the first such trail to be uploaded to Google's Street View service, in honor of Tu Bishvat (the Jewish New Year of trees). 250 staff from Israel's Society for the Protection of Nature and Google filmed the path for three months. It is now accessible to any user of Google Maps.

Jerusalem's Mahne Yehuda Market is a melting pot of cultures and culinary experiences. The sounds, smells and colors are as varied as the people. Songs and stories were written about the market that dates back to the 19th Century.

A BBC cameraman looked up at the Israeli sky and captured an amazing sight. Thousands of starlings forming “dancing clouds” – known as murmurations.

Tech giant Intel is working with Israel’s Replay Technologies to enable sports fans to re-watch key moments of sporting events from nearly every conceivable angle. Replay’s “freeD” technology and Arena stadium system of super high-definition cameras will be optimized for 6G Intel Core processors and Intel server technology.  

Ron Attias will be Israel's first-ever male Olympic Taekwondo martial arts contestant, when he competes in the under-58 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Attias won the gold medal at the qualification tournament in Turkey.

The spirit is high among these young dancers in Israel’s capital city.