Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: In about 721 b.c. , the north (Israel) was invaded and devastated by Assyrians. Choices: 1. The Assyrians never invaded Israel in the 8th century b.c. 2. The Assyrians invaded Israel many times in the 8th century b.c. 3. The Assyrians invaded Israel and wreaked havoc in around 721 b.c.

2