Strikes near Roman, Crusader and Ottoman sites flattened some and left others with ‘invisible’ damage
Priceless heritage sites in Lebanon have sustained irreparable damage from Israel’s air campaign during its war against Hizbollah, experts say. Lebanese cultural preservation organisation Biladi said at least nine heritage sites were completely destroyed and 15 badly or partially damaged by Israeli attacks between September — when the country escalated its year-long war with Hizbollah — and a ceasefire in November.
In response to questions, the Israeli military said in a statement that it “does not aim to cause excessive damage to civilian infrastructure and strikes only out of military necessity” and that it has an approval process for strikes near “sensitive structures”. It accused Hizbollah of embedding in civilian populations and “even near cultural heritage sites”, without providing evidence or specific examples.
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