UNESCO adds West Bank's Sebastia and Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli objections

A UNESCO committee meeting in South Korea voted to inscribe the archaeological site of Sebastia in the West Bank and a group of castles in southern Lebanon on the World Heritage List. Israel's Foreign Ministry had urged the committee to reject both nominations, calling them a "weaponisation of cultural heritage." The decision was passed despite Israel's formal objections.

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