The ancient city of Tyre has come to embody the rhythms and brutality of war in southern Lebanon. The city has been shaken by relentless Israeli bombardment, broken neighborhoods and endless funerals. People have been driven from their homes to hospitals, shelters and, often, out of the city. During lulls in the fighting, life seems to return to something close to normal, only for it to be shattered by renewed attacks. The Lebanese city of Tyre is one of the oldest metropolises in the world, its streets layered with the remains of Roman ruins and centuries of Mediterranean history.
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For more than two months, reporters from The New York Times repeatedly returned to Tyre, as the city and its people endured a seemingly endless cycle of deadly strikes and tenuous cease-fires.