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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mohammad Anouti and Fadi Tawil

In a southern Lebanese city emptied by Israel's offensive, some vow to stay put

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

Lebanon’s coastal southern city of Tyre — famed for its Roman ruins and white sandy beaches — is almost a ghost town.

Abandoned dogs roam vacant streets dotted with apartment buildings blasted by recent Israeli airstrikes. The ancient city largely emptied last week as Israel escalated its attacks against Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and issued sweeping evacuation orders for everywhere south of Lebanon's Litani River.

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