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Young Gazans mobilize to save Palestine's oldest archaeological site

A youth movement emerges spontaneously to prevent the demolition of Tall al-Sakan, the oldest archaeological site in Gaza.

Moath al-Amoudi
Moath al-Amoudi
Oct 26, 2017
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Bulldozers dig at the ancient Tall es-Sakan hill, south of Gaza City, Gaza, Oct. 9, 2017. Archaeologists and preservation activists in the Gaza Strip have managed to halt the destruction of the Bronze Age Tall es-Sakan mound site for now, but the future of what remains of the unique site, 'maybe the only fortified Canaanite city in southern Palestine' occupied continuously from 3200 to 2000 B.C., may still be in jeopardy. — MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Young people launched a trending hashtag to urge the Palestinian Council of Ministers in its Oct. 17 session to halt all forms of pre-construction work at the archaeological Tall es-Sakan site in the northern Gaza Strip.

The young Palestinians launched an Arabic hashtag that translates as "Save Tall es-Sakan," which went viral on social media and was highly covered by newspapers and news websites. On Oct. 13, a youth group gathered at the historical site of Tall es-Sakan and protested the ongoing soil-moving operations.

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