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   From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk   
      
   Evidence of World War I battle found in Israel   
      
   Students of the Melach Ha-Aretz preparatory program who were part of an   
   archaeological dig found rifle cartridges and shell fragments from World War I   
   in an Israeli city.   
      
   The discoveries, made between Rosh Ha-ʽAyin and the Afek Industrial Park,   
   were from the British and Ottoman armies. The first discovery came from a   
   member of the Melach Ha-Aretz pre-military preparatory program, who was part   
   of the dig.   
      
   "Yitzhak Kalontarov approached me curiously with an artifact in his hand,"   
   Yossi Elisha, director of the excavation on behalf of the Israel Antiquities   
   Authority, said in a press release. "I was surprised to discover that it was a   
   rifle cartridge, and I    
   was even more surprised when it turned out to be a World War I cartridge. As   
   archaeologists, we expect to discover ancient finds from hundreds and   
   thousands of years ago, whereas here we have a relatively 'young' one hundred   
   year old artifact, but we    
   were all drawn to the fascinating story of the battle."   
      
   In addition, the dig uncovered a variety of military items, as well as two   
   military outposts used by the Ottoman army. Part of a British army cap   
   insignia was discovered at one of the outposts, along with bullets and   
   cartridges from the Ottoman army.   
      
   Elisha added that the findings provide "evidence of one of the major battles   
   that was fought in Palestine between the British forces and the Turkish forces   
   during the First World War."   
      
   Historians have noted the Battle of Megiddo took place near the site, which   
   occured on Sept. 19, 1918.    
      
   The Ottoman Empire was part of the Central Powers in World War I, along with   
   Germany, Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary. It is responsible for attacking   
   Russia's Black Sea in late October 1914, with Russia declaring war on the   
   Empire just a few days later. It    
   was defeated in 1918 and the Ottoman Empire was ultimately dissolved in 1921   
      
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