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Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. 

The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026.
A fragment of a 2,000-year-old Psalms Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection; illustrative.

One of the Dead Sea Scrolls' greatest mysteries may have finally been solved by Israeli researcher

LIVE IMAGING of ear tissue shows that blocking the Notch pathway disrupts stable cell structure, forcing green supporting cells to transform into red hair cells.

Breakthrough Israeli study finds potential path to reversing hearing loss

The opening of the Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute with Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Eran Ben Gal, Yael Arad and Sylvan Adams.

Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute


Israel unprepared for foreign interference ahead of 2026 election, comptroller warns

The digital front is fast becoming one of the most vulnerable points in democracy. “During an election year, the threat intensifies and may endanger the democratic process itself,” Englman said.

(Illustrative) A man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, February 27, 2024

China using cyber weapons to instill societal havoc, chaos across US and West - CISA official

This is a shift over the last decade or so, given that Moscow was once considered the number one cyber threat.

Chinese military personnel in a hi-tech government hacking room (illustrative)

Bennett: First acts as PM will be to cancel haredi draft bill, politicized probe into Oct. 7

Bennett addressed the current attempt by the government to pass a law which critics say will only moderately increase haredi service in the IDF, at the Cyber Week conference at Tel Aviv University.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the annual Cyber Week, at Tel Aviv University, December 9, 2025

US army cyber chief: 'Public doesn't know full cyber successes against adversaries' - exclusive

America is combining cyber and electronic warfare in the field in revolutionary ways, Pugh says.

11th Cyber Battalion concludes their in-depth engagement to US Army Cyber Command's leadership and Mr. Brandon Pugh, Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of the Army on July 21, 2025, at Fort Gordon, GA.

'What I always enjoyed about studying at TAU was learning how to approach new problems'

WATCH: Omer David Keilaf, Co-Founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies, in conversation with Jake Laznik, Senior Breaking News Desk Manager, The Jerusalem Post.  

Omer David Keilaf, Co-Founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies, in conversation with Jake Laznik, Senior Breaking News Desk Manager, The Jerusalem Post.

New satellite tool maps Israeli forests from space, supporting forest management

“It is important to remember that remote-sensing tools like the one developed in this study cannot replace the field survey in the coming years,” said a KKL-JNF statement

 ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage.

Digital attention exercises reduce soldiers’ PTSD risk, study shows

In two years of war, more than 3,700 Israeli soldiers have been diagnosed with PTSD, while another 9,000 have applied for recognition.

Soldiers take a break at the border with Gaza. The battle against PTSD is a moral and national imperative.

'Defense-Tech Nation': Israel prepares new spectrum of weapons for next Iran war

Defense Ministry's Amir Baram warned that "Iran's rapid force buildup in air defense and ballistic missile capabilities" driven by "its extremist ideology" means that "all fronts are still open."

Artificial intelligence and humanity.

Peter Beinart apologizes after criticism over Tel Aviv University talk

In his apology statement, Beinart acknowledged that he had made "a serious mistake" by failing to seek out Palestinian perspectives before speaking at the Israeli university. 

Peter Beinart speaking at a peace rally in New York City, August 2025

Peter Beinart criticized by BDS, Israeli right for speaking at TAU

Peter Beinart faces backlash from both BDS and right-wing groups after speaking at Tel Aviv University.

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