Israeli bombing puts ancient ruins at risk, archaeologists warn
A car park close to Baalbek's Unesco-designated Roman ruins was hit in an Israeli air strike/ For over two millennia, the Roman temples at Baalbek in eastern Lebanon have stood as some of the finest examples of Roman architecture anywhere in the world. On Wednesday, a car park just metres away from the Unesco World Heritage site was hit by an Israeli air strike. The attack, which also destroyed a centuries-old Ottoman building, highlighted what some archaeologists say is the risk of irreparable damage to historical sites across Lebanon from ...
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