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With no more threats from snipers, anti-tank weapons and mortars from Gaza, the concrete barriers that concealed Kibbutz Nahal Oz from north and central Gaza are being taken down. All terrorist infrastructure has been destroyed and the IDF now control the vantage points.

The Israel Antiquities Authority’s new center (see and previously) showcases 600,000 coins, ancient scrolls, and biblical artifacts. Evidence of millennia of historical and cultural legacy connecting the Jewish people to their homeland.  Tours available.   

23,700 students have returned to school in the Gaza envelope – an increase of approximately 2,000 since 7 Oct 2023.

Sorry, wrong spelling. Israeli archaeologists in Yehud uncovered 4,000-year-old textile lamp wicks preserved inside Bronze Age oil lamps, offering new insights into burial ceremonies and early recycling practices in ancient Israel. The fossilized wicks were originally made out of recycled linen.

In excavations carried out in the City of David, within the Jerusalem Walls National Park, a small fragment of a stone tablet has been discovered, bearing an inscription naming “Shimon” and some financial information. The fragment has been dated to between 100 BCE and 100 CE.

Israeli children in Jerusalem began their school year to the sight of a positive message at the entrance of their school buildings. We all hope that this will be “a year of hope and love”.

The light of Israel is contrasted with the dark ideology of its enemies.

To show faith and solidarity, young German Christians defied fear and public opinion to come to Israel and support the Jewish state. They sang in Hebrew, prayed at the Western Wall, and witnessed both the beauty and heartbreak of a nation under fire.

77 Parents of lone soldiers from the US, Russia and Argentina arrived as an organized group on the Birthright Israel volunteer program to see their children and assist the Jewish state. They had an emotional reunion on Aug 7 at the IDF base in Glilot Junction.

A group of German volunteers, including descendants of Nazi families, went to Metula, a northern Israeli town damaged by war. Their goal: to help rebuild homes and support recovery efforts.  Their message: “We came to fix, not to forget.”