UNESCO adds West Bank site, Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli opposition

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Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five Lebanese castles get emergency listing despite Israeli objections.
UNESCO has added sites in the occupied West Bank and Lebanon to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, despite Israeli objections.
A committee vote on Friday at a UNESCO meeting in Busan, South Korea, placed six locations on both the main World Heritage list and the endangered list at once, under an emergency procedure, citing the toll of the ongoing conflicts in the region.

UNESCO has added sites in the occupied West Bank and Lebanon to the list of endangered World Heritage sites, despite Israeli objections.

Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five Lebanese castles get emergency listing despite Israeli objections.
A committee vote on Friday at a UNESCO meeting in Busan, South Korea, placed six locations on both the main World Heritage list and the endangered list at once, under an emergency procedure, citing the toll of the ongoing conflicts in the region.

Sources: Al Jazeera