At its 48th Session held in Busan, South Korea, last month, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee added three heritage sites under assault from Israel to its List of World Heritage in Danger. The list is made up of World Heritage locations (defined as natural or cultural locations “deemed to have Outstanding Universal Value”) under threat of severe damage and requiring emergency intervention. UNESCO also added the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre, already a World Heritage site, to the danger list. Palestinian gift shop owners, restaurant workers and vendors catering to visitors at the site’s plaza have had their properties demolished or raided by the Israeli military. The Israeli government reacted to UNESCO’s decision to place these sites on the World Heritage in Danger list by condemning the international body.