Looters caught 'red-handed' in attempted robbery of Dead Sea artifacts

On Sunday Israeli authorities indicted alleged antiquities robbers who had been caught searching for Dead Sea scrolls in the Judean Desert. The looters were apprehended last week by inspectors from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and members of the Arad Rescue Unit, marking the first time in 30 years that looters have been caught on the desert cliffs in the Nahal Ze’elim canyon.