The exact number of bullets stolen is currently unknown, but it is estimated to be around 26,000 in total, Shin Bet said.
The operation shows how Italy "still holds immense treasures that fall prey to ruthless diggers and traffickers," Carabinieri art squad commander General Vincenzo Molinese said.
Unique carvings were found on ossuaries in the damaged burial cave in northern Israel.
“It was very deliberate, in a planned way,” Bal said. “Of course it was a surprise. Who would have thought that an animal would steal?!”
The goat herd belonging to the owner of a farm near the settlement of Kochav Hashahar was stolen overnight.
The site in question contained artifacts that are approximately 2,000 years old, dating back to the Roman-Byzantine era, according to the IAA.
Michael Barr, 20, fled police pursuit by jumping from a moving vehicle. Would police have caught him if he wasn't looking for an internet connection?
11,049 objects were recovered as part of operation 'Pandora VII'
The arrest of two suspects was extended for several days as the investigation into the attempted theft continues.
A string of break-ins and thefts halted by central Tel Aviv police thanks to forensic technology.