Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim has received a letter from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stating that Israeli authorities halted a sale of Egyptian antiquities in Jerusalem.
Israel's Foreign Ministry reportedly ordered the antiques authority to stop the sale of priceless items in the Eweda auction hall in Jerusalem.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry had requested the stopping of the sale of 110 items reported to be on display.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
