Israeli attack on Tyre in Lebanon kills eight as evacuation ordered for Christian quarter
People flee historic district of ancient city after airstrikes hit residential areas and damage archaeological sites Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has bombed
People flee historic district of ancient city after airstrikes hit residential areas and damage archaeological sites Middle East crisis – live updates Israel has bombed the city of Tyre, killing eight and injuring at least 32 people, and struck dozens of other villages in south Lebanon as it issued forced evacuation orders for the historic Christian quarter of the ancient city for the first time.
Israel struck the al-Masaken neighbourhood without warning on Tuesday morning, sending smoke plumes high above the city’s buildings and igniting fires. Further airstrikes were carried
out across the city and a series of bombings hit Abbasieh, a village north of Tyre. Continue reading...
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