I noted the awarding of the Israel Prize to Professor Ben-Tor in 2019. Not mentioned in the notice above, but he is also well known for taking over the efforts to recover the cuneiform archive at Hazor after the passing away of Yigael Yadin. See here and links for details. They are still looking for that archive.
On the Agade list, Jack Sasson has also noted his passing. Jack include a link to a long list of Professor Ben-Tor's publications and a link to a video interview about the Hazor excavation.
May his memory be for a blessing.
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