By subscribing I accept the terms of use and privacy policy Surveillance footage published on Monday shows the moment when a UAV from Yemen struck an apartment building in Yavne The IDF stated that the Yemeni UAV was not identified by the Air Force's systems and therefore no attempt was made to intercept it Yavne residents managed to catch the UAV on camera a short time before it impacted the building Assistant Battalion Chief Shalom Davidovitz from the Fire and Rescue Service reported that "firefighters from the Rehovot fire station are working at this time at the fire in a penthouse in Yavne From the initial questioning of people near the scene Firefighters who arrived at the scene identified a lot of flames and smoke They immediately deployed hoses and worked to extinguish the blaze they searched the site for trapped individuals." The Israeli police has begun an investigation after receiving a report about suspected illegal access and distribution of sensitive footage recorded by security cameras at a gym in Yavne which depict a fitness trainer engaging in sexual activity with female clients at the gym The fitness trainer has gone underground and has deleted his social accounts police suspects that a betrayed husband may be behind the security camera breach "The situation is complex and sensitive," said a source familiar with the investigation "This is an event with potentially serious consequences for everyone involved." Residents of Yavne are stunned by the scandal that has rocked their close-knit community "Everyone here knows everyone," said Rachel "The biggest concern is the husbands' retaliation and secrets don't stay secrets for long - especially since the videos have spread "The police intend to examine the circumstances of the security breach and access to the cameras alongside investigative efforts to identify those responsible for distributing the footage as their actions violate the law due to the nature of the recorded content." Publisher of Israel Hayom received the prestigious "Druze Community Honorary Award" for her significant contributions toward Israel's security and the.. A shoulder-fired LAW was launched a vacant residential apartment in Kiryat Ata in northern Israel The Nova massacre survivor Mia Schem gave an interview to Channel 12 revealing that she was the one who approached.. Analysis  Archaeology Blogpost Business & Finance Culture Exclusive Explainer Environment Features Health In Brief Jewish World Judea and Samaria Lifestyle Cyber & Internet Sports Diplomacy  Iran & The Gulf Gaza Strip Politics Shopping Terms of use Privacy Policy Submissions Contact Us The first issue of Israel Hayom appeared on July 30 Israel Hayom was founded on the belief that the Israeli public deserves better more balanced and more accurate journalism [contact-form-7 id=”508379″ html_id=”isrh_form_Newsletter_en” title=”newsletter_subscribe”] ZAKA volunteers and members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a shooting attack near the Yavne interchange A police officer was killed and three civilians wounded in a shooting attack near the Yavne interchange in southern Israel on Tuesday 15 (Xinhua) -- A police officer was killed and three civilians wounded in a shooting attack in southern Israel on Tuesday The assailant opened fire at passing cars on Route 4 near the Yavne interchange A truck driver who noticed the shootout opened fire at the gunman and killed him No group has claimed responsibility for the attack A ZAKA volunteer and a member of Israeli security forces work at the site of a shooting attack near the Yavne interchange A ZAKA volunteer and members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a shooting attack near the Yavne interchange '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/liveblog_entry\/idf-says-drone-that-hit-yavne-apartment-was-fired-from-yemen\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=D8HiJoqBpVz5f.Wj0croKrhY6H4QgyoZuWSlAtmKOTQ-1746542667-1.0.1.1-pwU6OLEbgP_QZJgjmJbwbetvvul9I1Ww2c0CnUm6mTc" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); The Yavne municipality responded Monday morning to an explosion heard in the city saying that the blast was sourced in a residential building an explosion was heard in the city," the city said "The matter is being investigated with the security bodies at the scene." "We are inconstant contact with all of the relevant bodies and the moment there are additional updates MDA paramedic Israel Weingarten and EMT Roy Ben Shushan reported: "We arrived at the scene quickly with large forces and saw thick smoke rising from the balcony on the top floor of the building We entered the apartment from which the smoke was coming and saw destruction on the balcony We conducted a search of the apartment and other apartments in the building The IDF confirmed: "A short while ago reports were received regarding a suspicious aerial target that fell in the area of Yavne The IDF later confirmed: "Following the initial report a UAV that likely originated in Yemen impacted in the area of Yavne "\/liveblog_entry\/apparent-drone-explodes-in-building-in-southern-town-of-yavne-no-injuries\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=BnINkthYE60zH44KYIy_L41YQzeWeBO7SQB_znfs7gA-1746542678-1.0.1.1-U8mDbtF53.TjJYuBZOn.RIxLJoFE6KTPg4quN8yIoZY" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null Explosion of the drone in the Yavne apartment building Photo: Usage Section 27A of the Copyright Law A powerful explosion was heard this morning (Monday) in a 15-story residential building in the city of Yavne in central Israel followed by a fire breaking out on the penthouse floor Thick smoke was seen rising from the building the explosion was caused by a drone that likely crossed into Israel from Yemen and the incident is currently being investigated Firefighting teams from the Rehovot station are on site working to contain the blaze and conducting searches for anyone potentially trapped inside Video: Explosion of the drone in the Yavne apartment Building We heard a boom—I think everyone in Yavne heard the explosion I didn't connect the dots until I started getting calls from neighbors they told us that a drone likely crashed straight onto our balcony I just hope next time we win the lottery and not have a drone crash right onto our balcony." The incident began when residents reported a loud explosion that shook the area a fire erupted on the penthouse floor of the building Magen David Adom (MDA) reported that no injuries have been reported so far but firefighting teams are working to identify the fire's sources and bring it under control just days after the Houthi Iran-backed terrorists fired at.. the goals are that "Gaza will be completely destroyed All its residents concentrated south of the Morag.. the product was described as a "food chopper." Inspection of the actual shipments revealed 1,300.. "\/liveblog_entry\/idf-says-drone-from-yemen-came-via-mediterranean-sea-jet-scrambled-too-late-to-shoot-it-down\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=19f6hLeXgfR.iasojOsaTx9UM5xW2axuknZF5dF1zVI-1746542691-1.0.1.1-lvZXqORfutetBJZh8FdeTWmGvkG2Zo0zyGeV6lm2pCE" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null Ellie Grant 1 min readThe IDF confirmed this morning that a drone strike on a residential building in the southern city of Yavne was launched from Yemen The attack caused significant damage to several apartments but resulted in no casualties suspected to have crossed into Israeli airspace from Yemen struck the balcony of an apartment on the top floor of a 15-story high-rise The Israeli military is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident including the failure to activate air defence sirens which typically warn residents of incoming threats reported that paramedics conducted thorough searches within the building to ensure there were no injured civilians told the Ynet that nobody was home when the drone hit the balcony of an apartment on the top floor and we are stopping the curious from reaching the scene,” he said The IDF has announced they will to continue its investigation into the attack as it remains unclear why standard protective measures were not activated drone attacks on Israeli targets have become increasingly frequent a drone fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels reached Tel Aviv the IDF reported that a drone launched from Iraq killed two Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights While another drone strike targeted a nursing home in central Israel IDF Attack Israel Yemen A drone claimed by Yemen's Huthi rebels exploded on the top floor of a residential building in the central Israeli city of Yavne on Monday the Israeli military and emergency services said The Iran-backed Huthis have launched several attacks against Israel during Israel's war with militant group Hamas that began more than a year ago in Gaza The rebels say their attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that likely originated in Yemen impacted in the area of Yavne," the military said The Huthis later claimed responsiblity for the strike with a rebels spokesman saying "the drone units targeted a sensitive target of the Israeli enemy in Yavne" A spokesperson for Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service said reports were received of "an explosion" on a balcony high up in the building in Yavne whose home was damaged while she was at work said she heard the explosion but thought it was "a sonic boom" "I could see the smoke coming out of our balcony on the 16th floor from a distance" "I just started shaking because I realised that something had happened at home." a Huthi drone attack in Tel Aviv killed an Israeli civilian prompting retaliatory strikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah who control most of Yemen's population centres have also frequently targeted ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden Britain and the United States have in turn repeatedly struck Huthi targets in what they say is an effort to secure the vital trade route as well as protect US and allied forces in the area The Gaza war was triggered by Hamas's unprecedented large-scale attack on southern Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,208 people according to an AFP count based on official data including 34 who the military says are dead Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed at least 44,758 people according to data from the Hamas-run health ministry that is considered reliable by the UN For subscription inquiries, please contact subscription.support@al-monitor.com For all other inquiries, please use contactus@al-monitor.com 16:01 - Israeli killed by terrorist near Yavne was police officer The Israeli man shot and killed by a terrorist near Yavne earlier in day The terrorist was killed by an armed volunteer of a rescue service who approached the scene to help 14:55 - Pentagon: US missile defense unit THAAD arriving in Israel The U.S. Pentagon on Tuesday said that the first components of the THAAD advanced anti-missile system began arriving in Israel on Monday and that the system would be fully operational in the near future military personnel and THAAD battery components will continue to arrive in Israel," said Pentagon Spokesman Maj.-Gen "The battery will be fully operational capable in the near future 14:20 - Hezbollah fires 20 rockets at Haifa suburbs Hezbollah launched a volley of some 20 rockets at several suburbs of Haifa Alarms were triggered in several of the "Krayot" communities as well as nearby communities like Kfar Masaryk and Ein Hamifratz The IDF said that most of the rockets were shot down There were no immediate reports of casualties 13:01 - Hezbollah claims responsibility for missile attack on Tel Aviv area on Monday The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the launch of three ballistic missiles toward the Tel Aviv area on Monday afternoon Using its usual formula when confirming responsibility for attacks on Israel the terror group said it launched the missiles "In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their valiant and honorable resistance and in response to the Israeli barbaric destruction of cities 11:21 - Terror shooting: 1 killed and four wounded in attack on Highway 4 near Yavne One person was killed and four others wounded after a terrorist opened fire on Highway 4 near the town of Yavne One of the wounded is a doctor who stopped to help and was hit by a car 10:07 - IDF kills 2 terrorists and arrests 3 more in Jenin overall arrests 20 terror suspects across Judea and Samaria the IDF killed two terrorists and arrested three others after a firefight in the city of Jenin Israeli forces arrested 20 terror suspects 08:50 - Lebanese media report strikes near Baalbek reported a strike on the Syria-Lebanon border the strike was carried out on the Lebanon side of the border about 155 kilometers (86 miles) from the Israeli border 07:30 - Rocket alarm sirens sound in Haifa Rocket warning sirens were activated in Haifa The IDF said that two launches from Lebanon were identified and intercepted 07:25 - Rocket alarm sirens sound in Zichron Yaakov and the Carmel coast Rocket and missile warning sirens were activated in Zichron Yaakov and several communities along the Carmel coast 05:34 - Rocket alarm sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona and Upper Galilee Rocket warning sirens were activated in Kiryat Shmona and Ma'ayan Baruch in the Upper Galilee region 05:15 - After two weeks out of public view: Quds Force commander appears on Iranian TV the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards who had not been seen in public for over two weeks appeared on Iranian state television during a ceremony receiving the body of Abbas Nilforoushan the Quds Force commander in Lebanon and Syria who was killed alongside Hezbollah Sec.-Gen Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's Dahiya district last month Rumors had been circulating about Qaani's disappearance with some suggesting he was killed in a bombing in Beirut there were claims he was "under investigation for suspected ties with Israel and had suffered a heart attack," which Iranian sources dismissed as "fake news." (Reuters) 04:20 - Australia to its citizens: "Do not travel to Israel those there should leave while flights are available" Amid escalating tensions with Hezbollah in Lebanon Australia warned its citizens against traveling to Israel and urged those already there to "leave the country while commercial flights are still available." Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong wrote on the social network 𝕏 that "the Australian government has serious concerns that the security situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories could rapidly deteriorate." the Australian government stated that "the threat of military and terrorist attacks against Israel and Israeli interests across the region remains high." (Reuters) but decisions on Iran will be based on our own interests The Prime Minister's Office responded to a report by the "Washington Post," that stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Biden administration of his plans to target military sites "We take into account the views of the American administration but our final decisions will be based on Israel's national interests." (Ynet) 02:32 - Lebanese Report: IDF conducts airstrikes in the Bekaa Valley reported that Israel Defense Forces (the IDF) launched a series of airstrikes across various locations in the Bekaa Valley The report indicated that at least four of the strikes were directed at the city of Baalbek 00:05 - UK and EU foreign ministers condemn Iran's missile strike on Israel British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell condemned Iran's ballistic missile strike on Israel The two leaders also denounced Tehran for providing ballistic missiles to Russia to aid its war efforts in Ukraine Lammy and Borrell reaffirmed their commitment to imposing sanctions on Iran in response to the missile attack The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel 2024Get email notification for articles from Ran Shimoni FollowOct 15 2024A police officer in his 30s was killed and four civilians were wounded in a shooting attack on Tuesday afternoon on a main highway near the Yavne interchange is southern Israel The Fitness Trainer involved in the Yavne video Scandal Just over a day after the exposure of the intimate video scandal at a gym in Yavne in central Israel "I can't sleep at night," says a close friend of one of the women who appeared in the videos The fitness trainer at the center of the scandal has gone into hiding His close associates say he is in a secure location and fears for his life including husbands who don't know whether he was involved with their wives," says an acquaintance the trainer's situation is also becoming more complicated According to the Privacy Protection Authority installing security cameras requires explicit notification to those being recorded as well as securing the footage in accordance with the law "If it turns out he did not comply with legal requirements," the authority's statement read "he could find himself in serious trouble." "This city will never be the same," says a local shop owner And I can't stop thinking about what their children are going through." despite legal prohibitions and the desperate pleas of the families the videos continue to circulate on social media "Every 'send' click destroys another family," says a friend of the women exposed in the footage "People don't realize that behind every video there's an entire family whose life has been shattered The problem is that there's no way to undo this damage Even if the videos disappear from the internet Workers use a sieve at the site of an excavation believed to be from the time of the Sanhedrin in the late first and second centuries CE | Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen Archaeological finds in Israel have shed light on life in ancient Yavne a town in central modern-day Israel that served as the retreat for Jewish authorities after the Romans sacked Jerusalem in 70 CE Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook and Twitter The excavation has unearthed ruins of a building with cups made of chalkstone a material deemed appropriate for Jewish religious rites pointing to the presence of the exiled Sanhedrin legislative assembly Cited by the Roman historian Josephus Flavius Yavne served as focal point of Jewish activity the Sanhedrin was reconstituted there with Roman consent from the period when the Jewish leadership salvaged the remaining fragments from the fall of the [Jerusalem] Temple," the IAA said in a statement Also discovered near the site was a cemetery with dozens of graves and more than 150 glass phials placed on top of the tombs which the IAA said were probably used to store fragrant oils Subscribe to Israel Hayom's daily newsletter and never miss our top stories was one of the important production centers for purple dye inscribed by a dissatisfied customer named Nanni documents his anger over receiving poor-quality copper and being told to.. A three-and-a-half-year-old girl made an extraordinary archaeological discovery during a family outing near Beit Shemesh last month The attacker after being neutralized in Gan Yavne 2024 | Photo: Usage under Israeli intellectual property law Video: The site of the attack / Usage under Israeli intellectual property law Tragedy in Yavne: Orin Zarbaylov was killed in a collision between two vehicles - just days before her 14th birthday Magen David Adom (MDA) staff arriving at the scene provided extended first aid was moderately injured and evacuated to Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot The family has decided to donate Orin's corneas The Yavne municipality mourned: "This is a difficult and painful day for our city our hearts are with the family during their difficult hour and we send condolences from the depths of our hearts and wish a quick recovery to the father of the family and to an additional victim The psychological teams of the city's Educational Psychology Service arrived this morning at the Navon school to support the students The municipality and its educational teams will provide the family with all help Israeli Women Rally for Right to PrivacyActivists from Bonot Alternativa protested in central Israel's Yavne in support of women featured in explicit viral videos stressing the illegality and psychological harm in distributing the footage: 'This isn't gossip 2025Get email notification for articles from Rachel Fink FollowFeb 2 2025Leaked footage of a personal trainer and female clients engaging in sexual relations at a central Israeli gym has sparked protests by women's rights group Bonot Alternativa (Women Building an Alternative) on Friday in solidarity with the women whose privacy was violated This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The mosaic uncovered near an ancient industrial zone in Yavne | Photo: Assaf Peretz / Israel Antiquities Authority A 1,600-year-old mosaic uncovered during archaeological excavations in the city of Yavne in Israel's coastal plain region will soon be put on display in the plaza of the city's cultural center The mosaic was discovered during excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority as part of mandatory explorations that preceded construction of a new residential neighborhood and supervised by Avishag Reiss of the IAA revealed extensive industrial zone that operated for several centuries this was the first time that a pavement of this type had been uncovered in Yavne They reported that it had been preserved in "excellent" condition and believe that it might have been part of a "splendid residential building in a wealthy neighborhood adjacent to the industrial zone." The multicolored mosaic pavement dates to the Byzantine period (the 4th century CE) and features colorful geometric motifs we did not realize that the floor was multicolored," said Haddad and Dr "We assumed that it was a simple white mosaic paving belonging to yet another industrial installation But black patches dotted around the mosaic suggested that it was more than one color and prompted us to remove the whitish patina that had coated it for years The conservation director went to work cleaning the mosaic with a special acid ornamented with geometric motifs," the experts said it was removed and temporarily transferred to the Israel Antiquities Authority's mosaic workshop at the Rockefeller Museum where it has been treated and preserved by the IAA's conservation experts the IAA and the city of Yavne cooperated to find a suitable location for the mosaic which will be installed at a plaza near Yavne's city cultural center with assistance from the Israel Lands Authority The municipality is currently preparing the infrastructure for the mosaic so it can be enjoyed by the city's residents and the rest of the public The mosaic will be relocated and preserved using methods similar to the ancient technologies used to create it The site will be open to the public while the mosaic is being put in place Subscribe to Israel Hayom's daily newsletter and never miss our top stories What will happen in the coming years in Beer Yaakov a sleepy town with less than 10,000 residents until not long ago which reached almost 23,000 at the end of 2017 How will the local council function in Mazkeret Batya after an increase of almost 30% in the number of it residents Has the Modi'in Illit municipality adjusted to an annual population increase of almost 6% A study conducted for the Ministry of the Interior by Kaveret Consulting under the supervision of Ministry of the Interior planning administration director Edit Bar Ministry of the Interior development and planning of human capital in local government senior director Roei Dahan and Ministry of the Interior local government training and development director Ayana Adler lists the communities undergoing accelerated - perhaps too accelerated - growth The study shows that these communities are unprepared for accelerated urbanization they will encounter economic and functional problems with damage to municipal infrastructure systems The study defines a city undergoing accelerated growth The authors examined global research literature and defined accelerated growth as annual population growth of 4% or higher after a survey of cities around the world found that cities whose population is in accelerated growth in recent years had annual population growth of at least 4% The city with the highest growth in the world is Beihai with average annual population growth of 10.6% Average annual population growth in local authorities in Israel is 2% The roof agreements signed in recent years have distorted the data considerably increasing the number of residents in many local authorities included in the agreements Accelerated construction in many communities including those not included in the agreements has caused a spurt in the number of their residents especially in haredi (Jewish ultra-Orthodox) cities the number of residents in the new city has increased by almost 50% which grew at a 7.25% annual clip; Kiryat Yearim (6%); Mazkeret Batya and Modi'in Illit (5.9%); and Kfar Tavor and Yavne (5.8%) Places like Hod Hasharon (3.4% annual growth) and Ness Ziona (3.2%) do not meet the Ministry of the Interior's definition of accelerated growth but they feature exceptional growth rates that are also worthy of attention In addition to the growth rate in recent years because most of the construction under the roof agreements will be in the future Growth is set to be the highest in Beer Yaakov and the roof agreement will increase this number by 218% (11,653 housing units) For every 1,000 housing units marketed in the local authority and Tirat Hacarmel will increase their populations by 14-15% for every 1,000 housing units added to them under their roof agreements The study authors are not concerned about the large cities due to grow under the roof agreements: Haifa and Ashdod will increase their populations by up to 2% for every 1,000 housing units added to them The study included interviews with administrators and local authorities aimed at discerning to what extent the central government and the local authorities are aware of the problems and challenges posed by accelerated housing construction and to what extent the local authorities are really prepared for implementation of the agreements The study revealed that both of these parties are far from fully engaged The interviews conducted showed that the local authorities and government ministries were not acting according to the principles for achieving success in managing urban growth processes No systematic view of the consequences of the roof agreements is in evidence socioeconomic approach has been formulated and it is not at all clear what government agencies have to say about the long-term consequences of carrying out the roof agreements most of the local authorities are not keeping up with the pace of marketing stated in the agreements and are having difficulty forecasting the actual extent to which the roof agreements will be implemented Many variables for the years in which the agreements will be carried out are unknown such as the pace at which the agreements will be implemented and the mix of the new residents it is clear that the local authorities are focusing mainly on actual marketing of commercial and industrial zones "When the local government authorities have trouble in long-term planning of urban growth processes and managing this growth accelerated growth has many negative effects Among these are an increase in the burden on the municipal infrastructure system poorer quality in municipal services for residents economic difficulties in the local government systems and environmental damage," the report authors warn The Ministry of the Interior says that the study is not merely theoretical; these effects are being felt daily "As long as things were only being planned Some of the new neighborhoods are being completed the new residents are arriving and the local authorities are suffering damage in two aspects The first is an inability to provide a response to residents in the absorption processes They are not built for dealing with problems on this scale - not in personnel Rishon Lezion can cope with the new residents The outlying areas are the ones who will pay the really heavy price," says Ministry of the Interior director general Mordechai Cohen "An even more serious matter is the new residents coming and demanding services These local authorities are unable to provide these services so the local authority will take the entire budget The new residents are a burden for the local authority It (the municipal authorities) lacks commerce Take all of the communities to which suburbs have been added and young families with children have settled there The want educational and leisure services immediately and the local authority has no way of supplying them," Cohen adds "Most of the local authorities that signed roof agreements have already come to us The ones that haven't are those that are still in the initial planning processes whose leaders don't realize what awaits them." Recommendations: A growth management cabinet in each local authority The study authors recommend that after signing a roof agreement the local authority should set up a roof agreement administration to manage and supervise the timetable for development and public construction work They also recommend establishing a cabinet to manage the local authority's growth that will contain the relevant officeholders in the local authority and which will set long-term strategic goals including the local authority's growth engines Another recommendation concerns public participation and encouraging public participation in the public sector in order to bolster trust between people and government providing more knowledge for decision-making achieving more legitimacy for decision-making addressing the obstacles to implementation and creating cooperation likely to promote and implement decisions "Involving the public will help the local authority's administration build trust among the public because many resources are being allocated to new neighborhoods." One interesting bit of information from the report which is visible in several local authorities is that many of those moving to new neighborhoods come from old neighborhoods in the city thereby weakening the old neighborhoods The report states in this context that urban renewal management agencies should be strengthened The report states that the local authorities that signed roof agreements should prepare for extreme growth in a number of municipal units Municipalities should also construct a reliable database for the number of housing buyers in the city so that the local authority can adapt activities to their needs Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on August 5 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd A 1600-year-old mosaic dating back to the Byzantine period (4th-5th Century CE) unearthed during an archaeological excavation near Yavne is to be placed on public display in the plaza outside the city’s cultural center The joint initiative was launched by the City of Yavne the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Israel Land Authority which is believed to have been part of a wealthy family’s home was discovered on a dig southeast of Tel Yavne – an ancient city where archeologists have discovered evidence of settlements dating as far back as the Bronze Age (3300 BC – 1200 BC) the Israel Antiquities Authority has been conducting the large-scale excavations in the area as part of the Israel Land Authority’s city development program also unearthed an extensive industrial zone that was in operation for several centuries The neighborhood where the mosaic was discovered was believed to have been adjacent to the industrial zone At first the archeologists thought they had stumbled upon a simple white mosaic belonging to yet another industrial installation they noticed a few black patches on the mosaic which suggested that it contained more than one color Using a special acid to remove the whitish patina that had coated the mosaic for centuries the archeologists were astonished to find a colorful mosaic carpet The mosaic was then temporarily transferred to the Israel Antiquities Authority’s mosaic workshop at the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem where it was treated and preserved by the authority’s conservation experts As part of an endeavor to make archeology accessible to the town’s residents Yavne’s municipality has decided to display the mosaic in the plaza near the town’s cultural center and is currently preparing the infrastructure for its placement The mosaic’s relocation and preservation will be carried out using ancient technological methods and employing materials similar to those used in antiquity “Archaeological preservation and awareness of the past are important values in the life of the city of Yavne “In an age of progress and accelerated development in all fields of life future generations should also be able to see how the city has evolved throughout history,” he added https://www.israel21c.org/9-magnificent-ancient-mosaics-of-israel/ "\/before-we-abandon-jerusalem-for-yavne-a-response-to-peter-beinart\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=xnY6Z1n8zvPYabZRmNDthc2AfiMjgNDDs9ek8PMAoDY-1746542814-1.0.1.1-zcpRwkd8YaV4LDC.wqnWsh_1Hbwt3s_tlvy1UgI5UDA" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null which has proved to be the largest Byzantine winery ever discovered He was co-director of the excavation with Dr was uncovered during a routine salvage excavation prior the construction of a new neighborhood.It is not just a winery but a large industrial wine complex “This was unique because here was a cluster of five huge wine presses especially beautiful in their architecture,” Seligman said. “This was unique because here was a cluster of five huge wine presses especially beautiful in their architecture.”