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Minister Eliahu and MK Sochot perform ritual immersion in Herod's pool, recently reclaimed from Palestinian control

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Heritage Minister Amichai Eliahu and MK Tzvi Sochot (Religious Zionism) immersed in the Herod's Pool archaeological site near Jericho, which the state recently reclaimed from Palestinian ownership, according to a single report.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliahu and MK Tzvi Sochot (Religious Zionism) performed a ritual immersion (tevilah) for Shabbat at the Herod's Pool archaeological site near Jericho, according to a single social media report posted Friday afternoon. The pool, a Second Temple-era water reservoir, was recently reclaimed by the state from Palestinian ownership, the post notes. No further details or official confirmation were available at the time of drafting.

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