UNESCO places 39 cultural sites in Lebanon under protection from occupation bombing
I put United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 39 cultural sites in Lebanon is under heavy protection, for fear of being damaged by the Israeli bombing campaign that has been ongoing for a month.
UNESCO said in a statement: "These thirty-nine cultural sites currently enjoy the highest level of legal protection against attacks and use for military purposes".
Among these sites are the archaeological monuments in Baalbek and Tyre, the National Museum in Beirut, and the Byblos site.
The 1954 Hague Convention stipulates the necessity of preserving cultural property during armed conflicts.
Technical and financial support
The organization explained that the sites will receive technical and financial support from UNESCO to enhance their legal protection, improve measures to anticipate and manage risks, and provide additional training for cultural and military workers in the region."
The organization added that this tight protection sends a message to the entire international community about the urgent need to protect these sites, explaining that it held an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday at the request of Lebanon.
UNESCO added that these sites will also benefit from international financial aid worth more than 100,000 US dollars for emergency operations on the ground.
Assault on the Tire Museum
The city of Tire, which has been on the World Heritage List for the year 1984, about 20 kilometers from the border with occupied Palestine, and has been subjected to several Israeli strikes since the war began on March 2.
Slight damage was caused to a museum at the site that is still under construction, but the strikes did not affect a cemetery dating back to the second and third centuries AD, the huge Arc de Triomphe, the water canals, and the hippodrome at the archaeological site.
Since the outbreak of the Middle East war on February 28 as a result of American and Israeli strikes on Iran, Other sites in neighboring countries were damaged, according to UNESCO, without giving details.
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