Ancient wine press and mosaic damaged in Galilee

APPREHENDED: Nabbed antiquities robbers cause ‘heart-breaking damage’ to ancient wine press. Israel Antiquities Authority says two suspects caught ‘red-handed’ at Soger, in Western Galilee, as they dug beneath and destroyed a 2,000-year-old mosaic floor (Times of Israel).

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