Palestinian authorities urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to step in to forestall Israel’s settlement venture within the archaeological web site of Sebastia within the occupied West Bank.
“We call on the UNESCO agency to prevent the (Israeli) occupation authorities from establishing a settlement project near the Sebastia village (north of Nablus city),” Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh mentioned throughout a cupboard assembly.
He warned that the Israeli settlement venture will trigger heavy harm to the historic web site close to the village.
Sebastia Mayor Mohammad Azem mentioned the Israeli venture goals to show the archaeological web site right into a park.
“The project includes building a road, carrying out digging works and establishing electricity networks that will totally change the historical character of the area,” he advised Anadolu.
Sebastia web site is an historic and historic web site that dates again to the Hellenistic and Roman eras.
According to Haaretz newspaper, the Israeli authorities permitted a proposal to take a position 29 million Israeli shekels ($8 million) to develop the Sebastia web site to permit extra settlers to succeed in the realm and to lower Palestinians’ entry there.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
