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Sheltering together from Iranian missiles with robbers he had just apprehended in a concrete box was a surreal experience, Israel Antiquities Authority inspector Nir Distelfeld says

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On a lovely day in mid-March, antiquities looters were busily robbing ancient graves at Khirbet Hermesh in northern Israel, but they were not alone. They were joined by Inspector Nir Distelfeld of the Israel Antiquities Authority Theft Prevention Unit. He was not alone, either.