Foundation: Israeli archeologists dig cave under Palestinian homes

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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli archeologists are continuing to excavate an ancient cave that runs under Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem, the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said Tuesday.

Foundation representatives visited the al-Kittan cave, also known as Zedkiah’s Cave or Solomon’s Quarries, and say archeologists are digging under Jerusalem's Old City in two directions to connect the cave to an ancient underground tunnel network.

The cave, near Damascus Gate, is being extended towards the Haram al-Sharif compound housing the Dome of the Rock and towards Herod's Gate to the east, the foundation said.

It highlighted that the route runs under Palestinian homes.

Israeli annexed East Jerusalem after a 1967 war, in a move never recognized by the international community.
Maan News Agency