UNESCO votes to list ruins near Jericho as Palestinian heritage site, angering Israel

A UN committee voted to designate ancient ruins near Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine.
The ruins at Tell es-Sultan date back to the 9th millennium BC and are located outside Jericho, one of the world's oldest inhabited cities.
Israel, which controls the territory, opposes the move as it does not recognize a Palestinian state.
Israel withdrew from UNESCO in 2019 but remains party to the World Heritage Convention.
The decision highlights tensions over competing Israeli and Palestinian historical claims in the region.