Hezbollah rocket hits remains of 1,500-year-old Byzantine church in northern Israel. Israel Antiquities Authority says modern-day structure preserving the mosaic in Nahariya was damaged but the ancient floor is intact (Rossella Tercatin, Times of Israel).
“Today, a meeting was held on site with the participation of archaeologists and conservators from the Israel Antiquities Authority [and] representatives of the municipality and the Property Tax Authority,” an IAA spokesperson said in a statement. “An on-site assessment indicates that the mosaic was covered by debris from the modern structure in which it had been preserved, but was not damaged.”For more on the mosaic and on another significant discovery in Nahariya, see here and here.
Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon and Tyre’s ancient citadel (Middle East Monitor).
Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting the town of Qantara and the outskirts of Tibnin, while artillery shelling struck the ancient citadel of Tyre, a site listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.Some PaleoJudaica posts on the history and archaeology of the city of Tyre are here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and links. There was a big fire at the site last year.According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the citadel area includes the shrine and tomb of Prophet Simeon the Just, raising concerns over damage to cultural and historical heritage.
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It sounds as though the bombing damage was to post-Phoenician remains.
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