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Hiding from Rome

Deep under Chirbet Kutzatin, the tunnels are still there

During the Bar Kochba revolt (132–135 CE), Jews carved secret hideouts into the rock beneath their homes, small rooms linked by narrow crawl spaces, built so Roman soldiers couldn't follow. Nearly 1,900 years later, you can still crawl through them. 🇮🇱