Strikes rock historical city of Baalbek, home to UNESCO World Heritage site
Strikes rocked the eastern city of Baalbek and its outskirts on Wednesday, hours after Israel issued an evacuation call for the area.
Residents of Baalbek had rushed out of their homes after the Israeli army ordered Baalbek and its outskirts evacuated for the first time in the ongoing war.
"The (Israeli army) will act forcefully against Hezbollah interests within your city and villages", military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in a post on X that included a map of the area in the eastern Bekaa Valley.
The area marked for evacuation includes the ancient Roman temple complex, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
On Oct. 6, an Israeli strike hit some 700 meters away from the ancient citadel, which houses two of the largest Roman temples in the world.