(Ynet News) Elisha Ben Kimon - 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 Samaria, near the community of Katzir. The Palestinians completely flattened the site and built a parking lot on top of it. The perpetrators were arrested. Umm ar-Rihan was an ancient Jewish settlement dating to the Hellenistic, Byzantine and Roman periods, one of the largest in the region. The site featured limestone buildings, a watchtower and a mausoleum. Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, said, "An attempt to deliberately erase Jewish history was made here. This is a crime not only against Jewish history and people, but against all of humanity."
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