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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Rich Heritage Buried under Impoverished Gaza Strip

Saint Hilarion monastery is one of the heritage sites in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory home to rich, if under-developed, archaeological treasures MAHMUD HAMS AFP

While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth.

"I thought it was a tunnel," said Ahmad, the young guard, referring to secret passages dug by the group Hamas to help it battle Israel.

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