O primeiro-ministro do Líbano, Najib Mikati, lançou nesta segunda-feira um apelo pela proteção do patrimônio arqueológico do país, depois de Israel ter atacado recentemente as cidades de Baalbek (leste) e Tiro (sul), que abrigam sítios arqueológicos que foram reconhecidos como Patrimônio Mundial pela UNESCO.
Em um comunicado, o chefe do Executivo libanês denunciou que Israel “continuou cometendo crimes de guerra contra diferentes áreas do Líbano e até atacou zonas arqueológicas, algo que por si só é um crime adicional contra a humanidade e que deve ser repelido e impedido”.
Mikati referiu-se especificamente aos ataques a Tiro, uma das metrópoles mais antigas do mundo, localizada no sul do Líbano; e ao leste de Baalbek, que abriga o imponente complexo de ruínas greco-romanas, também declaradas Patrimônio Mundial pela UNESCO.
Estes bombardeios “causaram o deslocamento de habitantes de cidades inteiras e ameaçam sítios arqueológicos e culturais de valor incalculável”, denunciou o premiê libanês, que reiterou a condenação do seu governo a estas ações “que violam o direito internacional de maneira flagrante”.
“Fazemos um apelo por um cessar-fogo imediato para pôr fim à violência absurda e proteger o patrimônio cultural do nosso país, incluindo os antigos sítios arqueológicos de Baalbek e Tiro”, disse Mikati, que pediu ao Conselho de Segurança da ONU para “tomar medidas rápidas e determinantes” para proteger esses sítios.
“É necessário que trabalhemos em conjunto para garantir a preservação destes locais para as gerações futuras”, ressaltou.
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Mourners in the Nahr al-Bared camp for Palestinian refugees gather for the funeral of commanders of the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) group who were killed by an overnight Israeli air strike in Beirut, at the camp near Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)
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Mourners in the Nahr al-Bared camp for Palestinian refugees gather for the funeral of commanders of the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) group who were killed by an overnight Israeli air strike in Beirut, at the camp near Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)
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A fighter fires live rounds into the air from an assault rifle during the funeral of two commanders and one member of the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) group who were killed by an overnight Israeli air strike in Beirut, at the Beddawi camp for Palestinian refugees near Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)
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Mourners gather by ambulances transporting the bodies of two commanders and one member of the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who were killed by an overnight Israeli air strike in Beirut, during the funeral at the Beddawi camp for Palestinian refugees near Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)
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Iranians hold pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, during an anti-Israel protest in Palestine Square in Tehran on September 30, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
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Iranians hold pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, during an anti-Israel protest in Palestine Square in Tehran on September 30, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
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A picture taken from northern Israel, along the border with southern Lebanon, on September 30, 2024 shows a fire following Israeli bombardment on an area of south Lebanon. The Israeli military said Tuesday troops have started "targeted ground raids" in villages of southern Lebanon. The incursions backed by airstrikes and artillery began "a few hours ago" and are targeting militant group Hezbollah "in villages close to the border" with Israel, a military statement said. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beiruts southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. The Israeli military said Tuesday troops have started "targeted ground raids" in villages of southern Lebanon. The incursions backed by airstrikes and artillery began "a few hours ago" and are targeting militant group Hezbollah "in villages close to the border" with Israel, a military statement said. (Photo by Fadel ITANI / AFP)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beiruts southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. The Israeli military said Tuesday troops have started "targeted ground raids" in villages of southern Lebanon. The incursions backed by airstrikes and artillery began "a few hours ago" and are targeting militant group Hezbollah "in villages close to the border" with Israel, a military statement said. (Photo by Fadel ITANI / AFP)
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beiruts southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. A Lebanese security official said Israel had conducted at least six strikes on south Beirut in the night from Monday to Tuesday, after Israel's army called on residents in the Hezbollah stronghold to evacuate. (Photo by ETIENNE TORBEY / AFP)
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