Beit shean

Two murdered, two wounded in combined terror attack in three sites in northern Israel

The first victim was Shimshon Mordechai, a 68-year-old man who was run over near Beit She'an. The terrorist then fled in a vehicle, exiting it to kill 18-year-old Aviv Maor on Route 71.

|ByTZVI JASPER, GADI ZAIG
Police apprehend terrorist who murdered two in combined terror attack, December 26, 2025.
IDF reservist Maj. Eitan Orbach.

IDF reservist killed in car accident, two weeks before daughter's wedding

Orbach, 45, leaves behind a wife and five children. His eldest daughter's wedding was scheduled two weeks ahead of the accident.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
National Park – Gan HaShlosha – Sachne

Israeli archaeologists uncover medieval sugar mills beneath Gan Hashlosha National Park

The study indicates that the tunnels likely channeled water to drive horizontal paddle wheels, which powered millstones used to crush sugarcane.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
A floor mosaic from an ancient Beit She'an synagogue; illustrative.

Court indicts teen for stealing thousands from Israeli synagogue, linked to break-in at second

The Beit She'an Juvenile Court indicted the 15-year-old boy who stole approximately 4,500 shekels from one synagogue and is linked to a break-in at a different synagogue in the city.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI

Quake advance warning system passes hurdle

Budget allocated to reinforce buildings and installations; advance warning censors would be able to detect the first infinitesimal tremors.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010ByEHUD ZION WALDOKS
Beit Shean

Biblical buzz

Ancient Israelites imported honeybees from Turkey.

JUNE 24, 2010ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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Arts in Brief - June 14

Slovakian film wins TA Student Film Fest; "The Elixir of Love" performed in Beit She'an.

JUNE 13, 2010ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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70 arrested for drug possession at festival in Beit Shean

Outdoor festival described as “three days of celebration on three stages of live music, alternative treatments and ecological awareness.”

MAY 25, 2010ByBEN HARTMAN
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