Video of Israeli Soldiers Handling Gaza Antiquities Raises Outrage
about 8 months ago (02/07/2024)
Video of Israeli Soldiers Handling Gaza Antiquities Raises Outrage Skip to content A photo of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jerusalem's excavations warehouse in Gaza (image courtesy Jean-Baptiste Humbert) The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) drew criticism online on Sunday, January 21, after its Director-General Eli Eskozido posted an Instagram story depicting Israeli soldiers onsite at a storeroom in Gaza filled with apparent antiquities, as well as a photo of a small display of cultural objects in the Knesset (Israeli parliament). Screen recordings and screenshots of Eskozido’s Instagram story at the warehouse began circulating on Instagram and X , prompting outrage as Israeli forces continue to decimate the region. Israeli airstrikes have killed over 27,000 Palestinians in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on October 7.