![A view of the archaeological site in Sebastia, which dates back 5 thousand years in Nablus, West Bank on July 30, 2023. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AA-20230802-31822858-31822856-PALESTINIANS_DEMAND_UNESCO_TO_PROTECT_SEBASTIA.jpg)
A Palestinian official said on Tuesday that Israel plans to take 4,600 dunams of land belonging to the towns of Sebastia and Burqa in Nablus governorate in the northern West Bank, claiming it is to protect archaeological sites. The announcement came in a statement by Muayyad Shaban, head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Shaban said that “the occupation authorities intend to take 4,600 dunams of land from the towns of Sebastia and Burqa, north of Nablus”. He explained that the decision “targets the land where an archaeological area is located”. According to figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism, the archaeological area in Sebastia dates back to the Bronze Age (3200 BC). Sebastia lies on […]
