Israel attacks Lebanese city mentioned in Bible Israel has struck the historic city of Tyre in Lebanon, targeting its Christian quarter for the first time after ordering a partial evacuation. The attack has heightened local concerns over the fate of the city’s revered Biblical heritage sites, with eight people killed in a strike on the eastern edge. This development occurs amid broader tensions over religious and heritage sites, with critics accusing Israel of expanding control over locations sacred to Muslims and Christians.

• Israel struck the historic city of Tyre in Lebanon, targeting the Christian quarter for the first time.
• Eight people were killed in a strike on Tyre’s eastern edge.
• The Christian quarter had been excluded from previous Israeli evacuation warnings.
• Residents, local officials, and the Lebanese army dispute claims that Hezbollah militants were hiding in the quarter.
• Tyre is one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities and a UNESCO World Heritage site, mentioned in the Old and New Testaments.
• Concerns are rising that Israel is expanding control over sites sacred to Christians and Muslims, citing an expropriation order in Nabi Samwil.
• Palestinian officials and religious leaders condemned the Nabi Samwil move as an attempt to erase Muslim heritage and strengthen Israeli control.