{"id":130035,"date":"2026-07-25T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=130035"},"modified":"2026-07-25T10:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:53:15","slug":"unesco-places-lebanese-castle-west-bank-site-on-danger-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/130035\/","title":{"rendered":"Unesco places Lebanese castle, West Bank site on \u2018danger\u2019 list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS(National Times)- The UN\u2019s cultural agency on Friday placed a Lebanese castle recently seized by Israeli forces and an archaeological site in the occupied West Bank on its list of World Heritage in Danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beaufort Castle, a Crusader fortress also known as Qalaat al-Shakif, was captured by Israeli forces in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is one of five castles in the Jabal Amel area of southern Lebanon listed together by Unesco. The mountainous area has come under repeated Israeli bombardment during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unesco said the fortresses had sustained damage and faced ongoing threats from the conflict \u201cserious enough to justify resorting to an emergency procedure\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salame said the endangered listing was \u201ca remarkable achievement in the effort to protect these important Lebanese historical landmarks\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said only two of the castles were \u201cwithin the Lebanese government\u2019s reach\u201d and accused Israel of having already destroyed Shamaa Castle and threatening to demolish Beaufort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also added to the in-danger list was Sebastia, near the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site is thought to be the ancient Israeli and later Roman city of Samaria, whose name Israel still uses to refer to the northern West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, Israeli authorities have taken an interest in the site, which sits near the modern Palestinian town of Sebastia, but is in an area controlled exclusively by Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARIS(National Times)- The UN\u2019s cultural agency on Friday placed a Lebanese castle recently seized by Israeli forces and an archaeological site in the occupied West Bank on its list of World Heritage in Danger. 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