An Israeli airstrike caused “material damage” to the entrance of the Unesco World Heritage site according to the Lebanese ministry of culture

Ben Luke talks to The Art Newspaper's Melissa Gronlund about the outbreak of war in a region that has invested heavily in arts and culture, while Ben Sutton discusses the 82nd Whitney Biennial in New York. Plus, a newly-discovered Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum.

Cultural sites and museums in Israel have closed and have been instructed to move their collections into bomb shelters

The site sustained damage from a nearby airstrike, Unesco says

Meanwhile Art Dubai fair, scheduled for April, plans to go ahead but its organisers are "monitoring the situation closely"

Nine artists from regions impacted by conflict will undertake residencies across Britain

The building’s windows and doors were shattered by the attack on 10 September—while one local professor has expressed concerns that the collection could now be at risk

Dina Khaled Zaurub was beloved for her charcoal and graphite drawings of Palestinians who have died as a result of attacks by the Israel Defense Forces

From an artists’ handbook addressing life under occupation to exhibitions combatting colonial narratives, the examples of resistance are various—despite growing pressure caused by US funding cuts

A group show in Amman presents works by Gaza-based artists responding to the war while exhibitions worldwide reflect Palestinian stories

Among the initiatives launched to mark both 1,000 days since the invasion and its approaching third anniversary is an exhibition in Kharkiv exploring how the concept of safety “has been profoundly redefined by the war”

An in-depth look at the inner workings of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas

Israeli airstrikes have led to gallery and museum closures, but artists and gallerists are determined to continue their work

A landmark report shows how attacks on heritage can cause “psychosocial, economic, and other types of harm”—but laws need to go further

The latest edition of the renowned photography festival features several exhibitions highlighting the dangers of taking imagery at face value

Thousands have called for Israel’s pavilion to be cancelled, a proposed Palestinian exhibition was rejected, while Ukraine’s pavilion deals with its ongoing war

World Press Photo Award winner was injured on her leg and suffered dizziness from tear gas