
From the
BBC today:
The conflict in Lebanon has caused devastating damage to the local economy and environment of the ancient port of Byblos. Byblos was not bombed, but it has been deeply damaged by the Israel-Hezbollah war. The harbour and the rocks and the beaches of Byblos are disfigured with oil. It spread up the coast in a thick slick after the Israelis attacked storage tanks at the Jiyyeh power station south of Beirut.
I
visited Byblos in November -- here are photos (
1,
2) of its beautiful little ancient harbour -- and it was one of the highlights of my Lebanon-Syria trip. I'm sure it will be beautiful again someday. I wonder if Israel will be helping to clean this up?
Labels: israel, lebanon, politics, travel
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