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IDF troops at Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 24, 2026, 6:35 pm
UNESCO lists Israeli-controlled heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in danger
Cultural agency says Beaufort Castle has sustained damage and faced ongoing threats since IDF takeover amid fight against Hezbollah; Israel blasts Sebastia’s classification as Palestinian
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman archeological site in the West Bank town of Sebastia, November. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
June 25, 2026, 2:01 pm
Palestinians warn West Bank antiquities bill designed to expand Israeli control
PA minster says law would bring Israeli civil authority ‘deep inside Palestinian territories,’ as Israeli groups, a Knesset legal adviser, and the IDF warn against consequences
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A Palestinian boy looks at a burnt vehicle following an attack by extremist settlers in the village of Jalud, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on March 22, 2026. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
March 22, 2026, 1:46 pm
Dozens of extremist settlers beat Palestinians; burn homes, cars in revenge attacks
Assailants rampage at some 20 locations across West Bank after 18-year-old settler killed in suspected attack; no arrests reported
By Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
View of the ancient archaeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, May 12, 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
November 20, 2025, 4:04 pm
Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site
Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid ‘neglect’ of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: ‘Government’s lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable’
By Emanuel Fabian
Samaria Regional Council chair Yossi Dagan (with flag) stands with settler activists who marched up to the Sebastia railway station in 1975 to demand the establishment of a civilian settlement in the northern West Bank, October 8, 2025. (Hillel Ben Or)
October 9, 2025, 7:28 pm
Marking jubilee, settlers lay down uncompromising vision for region’s future
Revelers and politicians celebrate 50 years since the march to Sebastia, call for annexation of the West Bank and firmly reject the realization of Palestinian national aspirations
By Jeremy Sharon
Israelis visit the site of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus, on April 22, 2019. (Hillel Maeir/ Flash90/ File)
May 12, 2025, 9:44 pm
Archaeologists launch new excavation in West Bank at capital of ancient Israel
Sebastia archaeological site features remains from biblical to modern times; Palestinian Authority denounces dig, accusing Israel of ‘colonial and Judaization practices’
By Rossella Tercatin
Bullet holes are seen on a Palestinian-owned car in the West Bank village of Sebastia, following an alleged attempted car-ramming attack, July 21, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter)
July 22, 2023, 2:03 am
Palestinian killed by IDF troops in alleged attempted car-ramming in West Bank
Military says soldiers operating in village near Nablus opened fire at vehicle speeding toward them, killing 18-year-old driver and wounding and arresting passenger
By Emanuel Fabian
Israelis visit the site of the ancient village of Sebastia near the West Bank city of Nablus, on April 22, 2019, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)
May 7, 2023, 6:33 pm
Government approves $8.8m budget to restore ancient Israel’s capital in West Bank
Funds to go toward development of Sebastia archaeological park near Nablus, with remains from 10 different periods, over which Israelis and Palestinians have fought for years
By ToI Staff
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