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On Saturday, the Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research, known as Dar Jacir, in Bethlehem, the West Bank, was raided and ransacked
, resulting in property damage and loss.
Aline Khoury, managing director of Dar Jacir, told
The National that the Israeli army entered the centre in the middle of the night and used it as a vantage point to target
protesters on the street. No injuries were sustained by the Dar Jacir team.
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They raided it and used the rooftop to shoot at the Palestinian protesters,” she says.
Three witnesses, including neighbours and shopkeepers in the area, confirmed to the Dar Jacir team that they saw the Israeli army enter the garden and up to 12 Israeli soldiers on the roof.
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Ancient cave paintings in Indonesia, some dating back up to 45,000 years, have been irreparably damaged due to climate change.
Found on the Maros-Pangkep site on Sulawesi island, the limestone cave walls are adorned with hand stencils of red and mulberry tint, in addition to paintings of native mammals and human-animal hybrids.
Scientists believe these to be the earliest examples of cave art in the world. A painting of a Sulawesi warty pig, for example, has been deemed by scientists to be at least 45,500 years old.
These creations are fading fast, thanks to climate change. Even worse, the deterioration is irreversible, says Jillian Huntley, an archaeologist who has led a recent study into the impact of the climate crisis in the region.