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Boy accidentally destroys 3,500-year-old artifact in Israeli museum
A boy on a visit to a museum in Israel accidentally knocked over a 3,500-year-old jar, shattering the relic.
«There are instances where display items are intentionally damaged, and such cases are treated with great severity, including involving the police,» Lihi Laszlo of the Hecht Museum told the BBC.
«In this case, however, this was not the situation,» Laszlo said. «The jar was accidentally damaged by a young child visiting the museum, and the response will be accordingly.»
The jar dated to the Bronze Age, between 2200 and 1500 B.C. — predating the time of Kings David and Solomon — and it was totally intact, making it a rare find and valuable artifact. Experts have speculated that the jar likely carried local supplies, such as wine and olive oil.
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A young preschooler accidentally shattered a nearly 3,500-year-old jar that was not behind glass at the Hecht Museum in Haifa. (Hecht Museum)
The museum, located in Haifa, had put the piece on display near the entrance and without protection to show a piece «without obstructions.»
The boy had pulled on the jar to find out what was inside, and that caused it to fall over, shattering to pieces. The museum immediately appointed a specialist in conservation to restore the jar, which will return to its place near the front entrance once completed.
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The 3,500-year-old jar was accidentally smashed by a reported 4-year-old boy visiting the Hecht Museum last Friday. (Hecht Museum)
The museum insisted that the piece will also return without obstructions.
Israeli museums are no stranger to incidents that destroy priceless works: An American tourist allegedly smashed a sculpture in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in October last year.
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The Hecht Museum did not place the 3,500-year-old jar behind glass, believing there is a «special charm» to showing historical finds without obstructions. (Hecht Museum)
The tourist allegedly destroyed a pair of Roman statues dating from the 2nd Century because they were «against the Torah.» His lawyer, however, denied that he had acted out of «religious fanaticism.»
One statue depicted Athena, daughter of Zeus, and the other depicted a griffin grasping the wheel of fate of the Roman god Nemesis, according to The Times of Israel.
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Police arrested the tourist at the scene, identifying him only as a 40-year-old Jewish American tourist.
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Russia condemns exploding pagers that wounded Hezbollah members across Lebanon: ‘Explosive situation’
The Russian government is speaking out against the apparent use of exploding pagers to simultaneously strike thousands of individuals connected with a terrorist group in Lebanon.
Over 3,000 members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group were injured on Tuesday after a near simultaneous detonation of the organization’s pagers erupted across Lebanon, killing at least 12.
«What has happened, whatever it is, is certainly leading to an escalation of tensions,» Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press, according to translations from Agence France-Presse.
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Civil Defense first-responders carry a wounded man whose handheld pager exploded at al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
«The region itself is in an explosive situation,» he added. «And every incident like this has the potential to be a trigger.»
The pagers started heating up and exploding around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The blasts were concentrated in areas where Hezbollah has a strong presence, particularly a southern Beirut suburb and in the Beqaa region of eastern Lebanon and in Damascus, Lebanese security officials and a Hezbollah official told the Associated Press.
Russia maintains a strategic alliance with Iran, which backs Hezbollah as a proxy combatant against Israel.
«We strongly condemn the unprecedented attack on friendly Lebanon and its citizens, which constitutes a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a serious challenge to international law through the use of unconventional weapons,» said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to Agence France-Presse.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a press conference held by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters/File Photo)
She added, «Amid growing tension along the Lebanese-Israeli border, such irresponsible actions are fraught with extremely dangerous consequences, as they provoke a new round of escalation.
A senior U.S. official has confirmed to Fox News that Israel was behind the explosions as fresh blasts are being reported in Beirut.
Lebanon Health Minister Firas Abiad told reporters Wednesday morning that many of the wounded had severe injuries to the eyes, and others had limbs amputated.
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An ambulance carries wounded people whose handheld pager exploded, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. ((AP Photo/Hassan Ammar))
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has affirmed his nation’s intent to bolster cooperation with Russia in the coming months.
«My government will seriously follow ongoing cooperation and measures to upgrade the level of relations between the two countries,» Pezeshkian told Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday.
He continued, «Relations between Tehran and Moscow will develop in a permanent, continuous and lasting way. Deepening and strengthening relations and cooperation between Iran and Russia will reduce the impact of sanctions.»
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace and Greg Norman contributed to this report.
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