July 7 (UPI) -- UNESCO declared the Old Town of Hebron, West Bank, a world heritage site on Friday, referring to it as part of the State of Palestine.
The agency's World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow, Poland, recognized the ancient city as meeting its criteria for historic and cultural significance. In a secret ballot, representatives of 12 countries approved the nomination, three rejected it and six abstained. The property includes a holy site, known to Jews as the Tomb of the Patriarchs and to Muslims as the Ibrahimi mosque.