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- Israel returned 22 ancient artifacts to Greece, the first repatriation between the nations.
- Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni accepted the items at Athens’ National Archaeological Museum.
- The collection includes 15 Attic vases, six Corinthian vases and a bronze female statuette.
- Israel Antiquities Authority’s Theft Prevention Unit located the objects during an illegal antiquities-trade investigation.
- Ambassador Pninat Yanay said the handover creates conditions for deeper Greece-Israel cultural cooperation.