The Megiddo Mosaic is from what is believed to be the world's earliest Christian prayer hall that was located in a Roman-era village in northern Israel. In recent years the Israeli government has started advancing a multi-year plan to move the prison from its current location and develop a tourist site around the mosaic.

As Barcelona legend Rivaldo prepares for his visit to Israel to play in two matches, he cannot hide his emotions. “I loved sightseeing in your country, I miss wearing the soccer strip and the turf.”

Santiago Peña, who was sworn in on Tuesday, met with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, who invited the leader “to make a presidential visit this year, during which he could rededicate the Paraguayan Embassy in Jerusalem."

The excavation at Tel Erani unveiled not only the 5,500-year-old gate but also a portion of a fortification system dating to the Early Bronze Age.