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Lebanese in Baalbek mourn loss of old building struck by Israel

STORY: :: Residents of Lebanon’s Baalbek mourn historic building razed by Israeli strike:: November 28, 2024:: Rabie Shell, Baalbek resident“I’m in Baalbek, at the historic site that is hundreds of years old. This point is called Manshiyeh, we used to be proud of the Manshiyeh and were eager to take photos next to it, there was a coffee shop here that we used to hang out in. We were really affected when they hit the Manshiyeh, it’s a historic site, they should never have hit it.”:: Baalbek, Lebanon:: Souheil Raad, Baalbek resident“Even during the strike, when it happened, we went to see the damage – we felt a deep wound, as if our hearts were bleeding, because we are losing our collective memory, the one we’re trying to preserve. Because this, here, is history. The Manshiyeh is more than a hundred years old. In addition to that, it’s at the entrance of our city.”Before the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday (November 27), the surrounding city had come under repeated attack from Israel which says leaders of the Iran-backed Shi’ite movement Hezbollah shelter there.The Israeli military said on Thursday that the air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon, the first such attack since a ceasefire took effect on Wednesday morning.Hezbollah member of parliament, Hassan Fadlallah, accused Israel of violating a ceasefire deal by firing on civilians returning home to their villages along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel.