MIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Miriam Sela-Eitam is a Breaking News Desk Editor and Writer at The Jerusalem Post , specializing in archaeology. She grew up in southern Israel and holds a degree in English literature and communications from Bar-Ilan University. In her spare time, she can be found reading, solving Sudoku, or spending time with her chinchilla, Lucy.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir (R).

IDF chief pushed back on Netanyahu order for ‘action’ against Iran, fearing political motives

US CENTCOM Chief Brad Cooper meets with the US service members during visit to Strait of Hormuz, October 25, 2026.

CENTCOM chief flies over Strait of Hormuz during Middle East visit, affirms waterway clear of mines

Druze protesters burn tires and block Route 6 in northern Israel, October 25, 2026.

Burning tires, halted traffic: Druze protesters block Route 6 days after Tel Aviv club attack


IDF seals off homes of terrorists who committed fatal Hebron attack ahead of intended demolition

In a separate Sunday statement, the IDF and Shin Bet announced they had apprehended a suspect allegedly intending to carry out a terror attack along a major road in the West Bank.

IDF troops seal off homes of terrorists who conducted the fatal Hebron shooting attack, October 25, 2026.

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak. 

A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.

Israeli researchers use ancient stone tools to trace hunter-gatherer migrations

The study focused specifically on the late Middle Paleolithic period, when ancient hunter-gatherers attempted to navigate intense environmental shifts in the South Caucasus region.

Obsidian convergent scraper found in Ararat-1 cave, Armenia, in 2019.

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers stayed connected across 200 kilometers, Israeli study finds

The findings revealed a surprising paradox: Even though the hunter-gatherer communities were relatively small and sparsely located, they were not isolated. 

Ararat-1 Cave, Armenia.

‘We’re all in the same boat,’ Noah's Ark researcher tells ‘Post’ at Turkey’s Durupinar site

The radar team had come from the US, Atila said, but due to heavy rain and other constraints, only had seven days to work on the site. He noted that the team is expected to return in 2027.

The Durupinar site in in Dogubayazit, eastern Turkey, October 22, 2026.

Backyard find: Egyptian farmer unearths statue fragments believed to depict Ramesses II

Alongside the statue fragments, a pink granite block bearing several hieroglyphic inscriptions, including two of Ramesses’ titles: “Nesu-Bity,” meaning “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,” and "Sa Ra."

Head of Ramesses II statue fragment found at Behbeit El Hagar, Egypt, October 20, 2026.

Marseille bans protests, communal gatherings as France sees series of violent riots nationwide

The ban comes amid ongoing riots that erupted in cities across France as demonstrations against rising living costs and declining public services spiraled out of control.

A police officer falls during a demonstration as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement against the cost of living and rising fuel prices, in Nantes, France, October 17, 2026.

Iranian ambassador to Germany summoned over attempted attack on Jewish community leader

"We do not tolerate attacks on Jewish life or on those who defend it, not anywhere, and certainly not in Germany," the ministry wrote on X/Twitter.

Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Iran's Ambassador to Germany, gives an interview to AFP at the Iranian embassy in Berlin on March 19, 2026.

Massive overnight Russian attack leaves over half a million Ukrainians without power, Zelensky says

"Another Russian ballistic missile attack came in several waves overnight, and once again, there was no early warning from our partners," Zelensky wrote.

Aftermath of massive Russian attack against Ukraine that left over half a million without power, October 19, 2026.

'Terrorist in Istanbul!' Pro-Palestinian mob attacks Israeli-Turkish citizen Kloyda Medina in mall

Security personnel quickly intervened in the incident, escorting Halfon away from the protesters and out of the mall. 

Turkish-Israeli citizen Kloyda Medina Halfon attacked in an Istanbul mall, October 19, 2026.