AMMAN – More than 17,000 archaeological artefacts have disappeared from museums and heritage sites in the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s cultural authorities and international human rights organisations, raising serious concerns about looting and the unlawful removal of cultural property during Israel’s war on Gaza. ...For more on the Saint Hilarion Monastery, see here and links.Israel has not specifically addressed allegations of antiquities theft, and UNESCO has not yet announced an investigation into the fate of the missing artefacts. Euro-Med Monitor has called on the organisation to send an investigation committee to Gaza to examine damaged heritage sites and determine the fate of thousands of artefacts reported missing.
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