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With no visitors, Jerusalem's Tower of David undergoes major facelift

$40 million undertaking seeks to preserve ancient site, revitalize museum that opened to public in 1989; archaeologists also studying citadel's medieval past in hope of learning more about holy city during Crusades

Associated Press , 21:03 , 10.28.20

Israel, Bahrain ink deal on direct flights

Following similar agreement with the UAE, Manama and Jerusalem agree to 14 weekly commercial and 5 cargo flights a week, including unlimited flights between Bahraini capital and Eilat's Ramon Airport

Itay Blumenthal , 18:51 , 10.22.20

Emirates airline to produce kosher meals as Israel beckons

Middle East's largest airline expected to start flying to Israel by the end of the year and offer Kosher meals for Jewish customers via dedicated production facility dubbed 'Kosher Arabia'

AFP , 21:41 , 09.17.20

In West Bank, Palestinian bloggers see local tourism as defiance

Instagram blog 'Ahlan Falasteen' offers travel destinations, advice to Palestinians who feel they cannot travel to certain contested West Bank locations due to presence of settlers or Israeli soldiers

Reuters , 18:13 , 09.17.20

Israir books commercial flight slots to UAE

Israeli carrier books eight round-trip flights from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport to Dubai International Airport throughout October after rival El Al announces cargo flights to the Gulf state

Reuters , 20:09 , 09.06.20

Central Israel dig unearths large trove of early Islamic gold coins

Archaeologists uncover collection of 425 complete coins, with most dating to the Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate around 1,100 years ago; fragments could be evidence of trade with rival Byzantine Empire

Associated Press , 15:14 , 08.24.20

Israelis, say hi to Dubai

From flowers to towers and skydiving to sky lights, normalization deal with the UAE opens up Dubai's collection of amazing attractions to Israeli tourists, and the Emirati city is already anticipating an influx of first-time visitors

Yaniv Halili , 09:21 , 08.22.20

Israeli travel agency signs deal to sell packages to UAE's Rixos hotels

Aviation Links company says the packages to four Rixos hotels in the Gulf state will be available for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in October using Turkish Airlines flights

Reuters , 20:52 , 08.18.20

New find in southern Israel sheds light on early human migration

Researchers and local youths uncover unique Stone Age site with ancient artifacts believed to be flint tools made by prehistoric people, the like of which previously discovered in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

Ynet , 09:24 , 08.08.20

Sixth century church unearthed near site of Jesus’ transfiguration

Israel Antiquities Authority salvage excavations ahead of construction of playground in Galilee village of Kfar Kama reveals hitherto unknown possible monastery

i24NEWS , 18:04 , 07.28.20

First Temple period seals unearthed in ancient Jerusalem treasure trove

2,700-year-old administrative storage center containing more than 120 royal seals from the days of Kings Hezekiah and Manasseh found at site, hailed as 'one of the most significant discoveries from the period of the Kings in Jerusalem'

i24NEWS , 21:42 , 07.22.20

Tourism professionals hope locals can save Israel’s faltering industry

With globe-trotting Israelis confined within their own borders and floods of foreign visitors unlikely to return in immediate future, members of the industry hope that domestic vacations will help to keep them afloat

The Media Line , 14:10 , 07.10.20

Northern Israel lake a hot fishing spot for 10,000 years, archaeologists find

New study suggests intermittent settlement of area by small groups of hunter-gatherers who engaged in short-term, task-specific activities when lake levels dropped and exposed the site

i24NEWS , 19:08 , 06.22.20

Haifa Port braces for return of cruises by end of summer, hoping to keep virus at bay

Port officials say forced closure of cruise industry would see Israel miss out on some 60,000 foreign tourists bringing in profits estimated in the hundreds of millions

Ahiya Raved , 19:24 , 06.18.20

Coronavirus set to keep globe-trotting Israelis at home for now

The possibility of flights resuming in the coming months seems slim, but travel businesses push for Airport Authority to mandate a quick testing process for passengers and employees to restart damaged industry

Iris Lifshitz Klieger , 13:17 , 06.16.20

Israel offers night tours showing scorpions under UV lights

Kibbutz Ketura in the Aravah Valley offers a chance to search for predatory arachnids in the middle of the desert using UV flashlights that create a stunning glowing effect due to scorpion shell's unique structure

Alexandra Lukash, Attila Somfalvi , 11:42 , 06.14.20

Report: Cyprus to make Israelis take coronavirus tests before arrival

Cypriot authorities downgrade Israel from Category A to B, placing it alongside nations with high spread of COVID-19, due to the recent surge in cases; the move effectively removes the waiver on mandatory testing prior to arrival for Israeli tourists

Itamar Eichner , 13:04 , 06.11.20

1,800-year-old 'idolatrous' waterspout discovered in Galilee

Anxious to prevent bending to worship idols, Talmudic rabbis would have frowned at richly decorated humanized lion gargoyle, uncovered at Tzipori National Park in northern Israel

i24NEWS , 22:47 , 06.02.20

Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

Research on the 2000-year-old parchments reveals that not all of the manuscripts, which include some of the earliest-known texts from the bible, came from the desert landscape where they were discovered

Reuters , 19:08 , 06.02.20

Scientists dig up cannabis traces in ancient Israelite temple

Researchers investigating Iron Age era ruins discover traces of psychoactive compounds found in marijuana; finding is earliest evidence of cannabis use in ancient Near East

Associated Press , 22:26 , 06.01.20

6-year-old discovers 3,500-year-old Canaanite tablet on a hike

A family outing near the Gaza border became a treasure hunt when a priceless tiny Canaanite clay impression caught the eye of Imri Elya, depicting a victor holding his foe as a prisoner; he has since received a certificate of good citizenship

i24NEWS , 08:28 , 05.26.20

Archaeologists uncover 2000-year-old complex by Western Wall

The compound, which was sealed off in the Byzantine period about 1,400 years ago, contains two open rooms, a courtyard and several household objects

i24NEWS , 14:59 , 05.19.20

Hit by pandemic closures, Israeli tourism professionals demand intervention

Industry workers warn of the collapse of tourism which is responsible for $6.5 billion annually and is the sixth-largest sector in national GDP; most tour guides are self-employed and do not receive any government aid

The Media Line , 22:28 , 05.14.20

Through the lens: Israel's lonely and desolate roads

Photographer Eitan Asraf provides us a rare glimpse into an Israel that seems to have been abandoned by its inhabitants under the specter of coronavirus

Ofir Hausman , 22:24 , 03.29.20

Israeli blogger finds 'extremely friendly' reception in Saudi Arabia

After years of having its gates closed to citizens of the Jewish state, prominent Israeli travel blogger Alex Lapshin is one of the first to visit the kingdom, which he says 'is vast and different, more akin to America then any other place in the Middle East'

Itamar Eichner , 13:48 , 02.17.20