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Source: https://www.jns.org/archeology/palestinian-authority/23/9/4/315758/
PA Building Neighborhood on the Ruins of Joshua's Altar
(JNS) The Palestinian Authority has begun building a neighborhood on the site of Joshua's Altar on Mount Ebal in northern Samaria, Israel's Channel 12 reported. An inspector from the Samaria Regional Council on Sunday discovered that the PA has started paving roads as part of a project for 32 housing units on the ruins of the historic site, which is mentioned in the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua in the Hebrew Bible. The site, near Shechem (Nablus), is in Area B of Judea and Samaria per the Oslo Accords, which falls under PA administrative control and joint PA-Israeli security control. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in January that Israel would not allow Palestinians to damage the archaeological site. Israeli officials said in March that Palestinian road construction had damaged the ancient town of Sebastia, a major archaeological site, which served as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel nearly three millennia ago.