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Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria invaded Israel in around 732 BCE. [63] The Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians following a long siege of the capital Samaria around 720 BCE. [ 64 ] The records of Sargon II of Assyria indicate that he captured Samaria and deported 27,290 inhabitants to Mesopotamia. [ 65 ]