My heart is breaking. My soul is aching,” an archaeologist said, as Israel’s bombardment threatens or destroys Roman amphitheaters, crusaders’ citadels and centuries-old souks.

Gaza Ali was left homeless after an Israeli air strike destroyed the six-storey apartment building where he grew up, in the Lebanese town of Ain Deleb, killing 73 residents. When he later tried to rent a place in the same town for himself and his family,