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Jerusalem, Mar 16 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Atef Safadi) Israel on Tuesday showed fragments of a millennial biblical parchment recovered in a cave in the occupied West Bank, a "historic" discovery as it was the first of its kind since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.FOOTAGE OF THE FRAGMENTS OF A MILLENNIAL BIBLE SCRIPT RECOVERED IN A CAVE IN WEST BANK.
Jerusalem, May 19, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Abir Sultan/Joan Mas).- Under the remains of an old Byzantine building, a few meters from the Wailing Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, a small underground complex of about two millennia old has been discovered. The structure, steeped in the hard stone that makes up the geological base of the Holy City.FOOTAGE OF THE COMPLEX FOUND AND STATEMENTS BY BARAK MONNICKENDAM-GIVON, AN ARCHAEOLOGIST WITH THE ISRAELI ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY (AAI) AND DIRECTOR OF EXCAVATION.
A deposit of 1,000-year-old gold coins found on the sea bed in Israel is set to shed new light on a particular period in the region's history. Tara Cleary reports.
The White House will demand more information from Israel after "deeply concerning" reports of bodies found strewn at Gaza's largest hospital complex as Israeli forces pulled out after an intensive military operation there. "It is deeply concerning if it's true. We are reaching out to the Israeli government to get more information," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters in Washington. SOUNDBITE
The first aid vessel heading to Gaza via a new maritime corridor is seen off the coast of the war-ravaged territory. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).