Ittai Gradel: Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61

BBC NewsApril 28, 2026 at 08:22 AM UTCBbc
Ittai Gradel: Antiquities dealer who exposed British Museum thefts dies aged 61
Dr Ittai Gradel made global headlines after exposing the thefts of many artefacts from the British Museum.

The last time we met, with producer Larissa Kennelly, was in a Danish hospital and Ittai was dying.

"I beat cancer twice but I'm not going to get a third time lucky."

He told us he regretted that … [+1663 chars]

Source: BBC News

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