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Israel: Hundreds strip naked by the Dead Sea

Hundreds of people have stripped naked by the Dead Sea in Israel to draw attention to its dramatically receding shoreline.

The event was part of a live installation by the artist Spencer Tunick, who’s used similar photo-shoots around the world to highlight environmental change.

Produced by Tom Bateman, Anastassia Zlatopolskai and Gidi Kleiman.

18 October 2021

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