Tuesday, March 26, 2024

West Bank Second Temple Jewish site made into a parking lot

APPREHENDED: Palestinians demolish Jewish archaeological site in West Bank. Aerial footage shows how Palestinians turn remains of Second Temple Jewish settlement into a parking lot; Israeli authorities arrest perpetrators (Elisha Ben Kimon, Ynet News).
Dozens of Palestinians vandalized the archaeological site of Umm ar-Rihan, a historic site from the Second Temple period, located on state land in Area C of the West Bank. The Palestinians completely flattened the archaeological site and built a parking lot on top of it.

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