The IDF told the BBC that it only targets military sites. But those targets are incredibly close to the Baalbek temples and Roman ruins in Tyre, a major port of the Phoenician Empire around 2,500 ...

The Roman ruins in Baalbek, at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, are among the most impressive of antiquity and are a popular tourist destination. The city and its surroundings have been a UNESCO ...

It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest ...