Public tours at a new exhibition portraying the events of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel—as seen through the eyes of archaeologists—will open next week in Jerusalem.

This is the first time that the involvement of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in the Swords of Iron War will be presented to the public, starting on Aug. 6.

In the wake of the war, the official body found itself operating in the scene of modern destruction, using its arsenal of archaeological tools and experts to decipher the ravaged scenes in the western Negev.