{"id":113704,"date":"2024-10-31T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=113704"},"modified":"2024-10-31T14:16:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:16:07","slug":"unesco-warns-of-israeli-threat-to-ancient-baalbek-heritage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/113704-unesco-warns-of-israeli-threat-to-ancient-baalbek-heritage-site\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO warns of Israeli threat to ancient Baalbek heritage site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued a warning about potential threats to the ancient city of Baalbek in Lebanon, a UNESCO World Heritage site, following recent Israeli military threats against the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UN spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric highlighted the importance of protecting cultural sites from conflicts in his daily press briefing on Wednesday, noting that cultural heritage often faces irreversible destruction during armed conflicts. 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