Lauren Frayer

No. I mean, at least not for all of them. I went to a 3,000-year-old castle in a place called Tibneen near the boundaries of Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. One of its Crusader-era walls had crumbled. I climbed to the roof. It was littered with debris from Israeli airstrikes on homes nearby. And I was with a municipal official named Ali Fawaz.

No. I mean, at least not for all of them. I went to a 3,000-year-old castle in a place called Tibneen near the boundaries of Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. One of its Crusader-era walls had crumbled. I climbed to the roof. It was littered with debris from Israeli airstrikes on homes nearby. And I was with a municipal official named Ali Fawaz.

He was seeing the damage for the first time, and he was emotional. He said he felt very sad.

He was seeing the damage for the first time, and he was emotional. He said he felt very sad.

He was seeing the damage for the first time, and he was emotional. He said he felt very sad.

This castle's been the pride of his community literally for centuries, and to him, this damage is priceless.

This castle's been the pride of his community literally for centuries, and to him, this damage is priceless.

This castle's been the pride of his community literally for centuries, and to him, this damage is priceless.

Lebanon's six UNESCO World Heritage Sites are marked with this blue and white symbol that signifies UN protection. It's even painted on the roof of the ticket office so that it's visible by warplanes. I visited three of the six UNESCO heritage sites.

Lebanon's six UNESCO World Heritage Sites are marked with this blue and white symbol that signifies UN protection. It's even painted on the roof of the ticket office so that it's visible by warplanes. I visited three of the six UNESCO heritage sites.

Lebanon's six UNESCO World Heritage Sites are marked with this blue and white symbol that signifies UN protection. It's even painted on the roof of the ticket office so that it's visible by warplanes. I visited three of the six UNESCO heritage sites.

The monuments themselves are still standing, but for example, an Israeli airstrike left a crater in the tourist parking lot right next to some Greco-Roman temples in Baalbek. Archaeologists have yet to x-ray the columns for hairline fractures from the force of explosions all around them. There's also damage to historic stone houses, ancient markets.

The monuments themselves are still standing, but for example, an Israeli airstrike left a crater in the tourist parking lot right next to some Greco-Roman temples in Baalbek. Archaeologists have yet to x-ray the columns for hairline fractures from the force of explosions all around them. There's also damage to historic stone houses, ancient markets.

The monuments themselves are still standing, but for example, an Israeli airstrike left a crater in the tourist parking lot right next to some Greco-Roman temples in Baalbek. Archaeologists have yet to x-ray the columns for hairline fractures from the force of explosions all around them. There's also damage to historic stone houses, ancient markets.

Joanne Farshuk-Bajali is a specialist in heritage architecture who's been going around to properties on Lebanon's National Register of Historic Places to literally see if they're still there.

Joanne Farshuk-Bajali is a specialist in heritage architecture who's been going around to properties on Lebanon's National Register of Historic Places to literally see if they're still there.

Joanne Farshuk-Bajali is a specialist in heritage architecture who's been going around to properties on Lebanon's National Register of Historic Places to literally see if they're still there.

You know, she sees this damage as an Israeli attempt to erase Lebanon's claim to its history and its own land. Israel, of course, denies that. Just like in Gaza, it says its intention has not been to lay waste to residential areas, only that it's responding to militant attacks that come from these same areas.

You know, she sees this damage as an Israeli attempt to erase Lebanon's claim to its history and its own land. Israel, of course, denies that. Just like in Gaza, it says its intention has not been to lay waste to residential areas, only that it's responding to militant attacks that come from these same areas.

You know, she sees this damage as an Israeli attempt to erase Lebanon's claim to its history and its own land. Israel, of course, denies that. Just like in Gaza, it says its intention has not been to lay waste to residential areas, only that it's responding to militant attacks that come from these same areas.