From a remote hilltop just north of Nablus, the view stretches across the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements, Palestinian villages and the winding roads and checkpoints that connect – and divide ...

Israel's Minister of Heritage Amihai Eliyahu states, "Sebastia is one of the most important sites in our national and historical heritage." Excavation and conservation work has begun at the ancient ...

Residents of Sebastia say heritage project is pretext for massive land grab and expansion of Jewish settlements The Byzantine-era church lies half hidden in the shade. Roman columns rise from among ...

Palestinians say that the historic town of Sebastia, located in the occupied West Bank, is facing the threat of "Judaization" by Israel. The town is designated as "World Heritage in Danger" by the ...

In this Saturday, April 6, 2013 photo, a Palestinian child rides a bicycle near the Roman basilica and forum in the village of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus. The ancient town of Sebastia ...

“The more Israel pushes to transform archaeological sites into anchors for annexation, the greater the backlash, and that ends up damaging the very sites it claims to protect,” stated Alon Arad.

Palestinians say that the historic town of Sebastia, located in the Occupied West Bank, is facing the threat of “Judaisation” by Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. The town is designated as “World ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee voted Friday to add the archaeological site of Sebastia in the northern West Bank and five fortresses in the Jabal Amel region of southern Lebanon to both the World ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. View of a graffiti painted, in the ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025. (photo ...