Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News The World Heritage Committee cited 'ongoing conflicts in the Middle East' in listing the West Bank site and an Israeli-captured Lebanese fortress as endangered. Israel accused UNESCO of 'one-sided Palestinian political moves'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeLiza Rozovsky10:41 PM • July 24 2026 IDTUNESCO on Friday designated the archaeological site of Sebastia in the West Bank and Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as endangered World Heritage sites, citing the region's ongoing conflicts amid escalating violence in the West Bank and the Israel-Hezbollah war.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonWest BankUNESCOIsrael archaeologyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastUNESCO Lists West Bank's Sebastia, Lebanon's Beaufort Castle as Endangered SitesNetanyahu to Meet Trump in Washington as Iran Tensions Continue to EscalateIran Flew IRGC Commanders, Missile Gear to Yemen's Houthis, Sources SayJaffa Residents Face Municipal Tax Hikes Amid Gentrification ConcernsAs It Sinks Deep Into West Bank, the IDF Launches a Greater Israel Unit PatchRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'