A | "I’m not going to go into specific forms of support... I think we’ve — Israel has done quite a bit. And I think they just announced yesterday — Minister of Defense Gantz — about protective gear, other forms of humanitarian aid. And, of course, we welcome that. And I think there are some specific needs we might discuss with the Israelis," the official said on Wednesday during a press call ahead of Biden's visit to the Middle East.,Israel has been reluctant to supply Ukraine with weapons, balancing its position with relations with Russia. However, Israel joined in the UN General Assembly with a condemnation of Russia's actions in Ukraine.,The senior US official did not go into details on what specific assistance will be discussed between the leaders of the two countries during the meeting.,In May, the Israeli defense minister noted that the country sent humanitarian aid and non-offensive equipment to Ukraine. According to media reports, Israel rejected a US request to allow the transfer of its technology and weapons to Ukraine, arguing that the country would only supply nonlethal equipment.,Biden is traveling to the Middle East for the first time during his tenure as the US president, with visits to Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia scheduled from July 13-16. Besides Lapid, Biden will meet with United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.。 Baghdad, Oct 20 (UNI) Archaeologists in northern Iraq have made an exciting discovery -- unearthing beautiful rock carvings that are about 2,700 years old.
They were found in Mosul by a US-Iraqi excavation team working to reconstruct the ancient Mashki Gate, which Islamic State militants destroyed in 2016, BBC reported.
Iraq is home to some of the world's most ancient cities, including Babylon.
But years of turmoil have seen many archaeological sites looted and damaged by militants and military action, the BBC reported.
The eight marble reliefs show finely chiselled war scenes, grape vines and palm trees.
They date back to the Assyrian King Sennacherib, who ruled the ancient city of Nineveh from 705 to 681 BC, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage said.
The powerful king was known for his military campaigns, including against Babylon, and his vast expansion of Nineveh.
The Mashki Gate was one of the largest in Nineveh, and was an icon of the city's size and power. The gate was reconstructed in the 1970s, but was destroyed with a bulldozer by IS militants in 2016, BBC said.
The militant group ransacked and demolished several ancient sites that pre-date Islam in Iraq, denouncing them as symbols of "idolatry".
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