Prohibition of Excavations in the Occupied Territories

Excavations of Al - Aqsa Mosque

Prohibition of Excavations in the Occupied Territories

International law prohibits any systematic excavation of archaeological sites in the occupied territories. UNESCO has demanded that the excavations carried out by the occupation be stopped, but the occupation has not implemented these laws.

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