"The Palestinian Authority has formally moved to register 14 new cultural and natural sites on UNESCO's World Heritage tentative list in a bid to safeguard its cultural and historical sites from Israeli appropriation and attacks. Palestine is not just a space of political conflict, but a civilisation rooted in human history, Marwa Adwan, acting director-general of World Heritage at the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism, told Al Jazeera."
"The submission announced by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on January 1, aims to grant international recognition to endangered landmarks across the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by Israel's genocidal war. More than 200 historical sites were destroyed by Israeli bombing in what experts called a cultural genocide. The new list brings the total number of Palestinian sites on the tentative list to 24, covering a vast timeline from the Canaanite city-states dating back to 3,000 BC to Gaza's Old City."
The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities submitted 14 cultural and natural sites from the occupied West Bank and Gaza to UNESCO's World Heritage tentative list to seek international protection. The submissions aim to prevent Israeli appropriation and to protect landmarks endangered by recent conflict and destruction. Over 200 historical sites were reported destroyed by Israeli bombing, described by experts as cultural genocide. The expanded tentative list now totals 24 Palestinian sites, spanning Canaanite city-states from 3,000 BC to Gaza's Old City and including prehistoric caves, religious routes, and modern architecture.
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