Lebanon’s Heartbreak: Thousands Dead, Over a Million Displaced Amid Israeli Bombardment
A woman holds her cat in front of a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 2, 2024.
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A woman holds her cat in front of a destroyed building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon, October 2, 2024.
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
Israel began a massive bombing campaign, codenamed Northern Arrows, in southern and eastern parts of Lebanon on September. Hezbollah, in turn, fired dozens of rockets toward northern Israel.
Above: Smoke rises from the site of the Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Israel began a massive bombing campaign, codenamed Northern Arrows, in southern and eastern parts of Lebanon on September. Hezbollah, in turn, fired dozens of rockets toward northern Israel.
Above: Smoke rises from the site of the Israeli airstrike in Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon.
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
This escalation was preceded by a series of explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon on September 17 and 18, which killed over 40 people and injured nearly 3,500 others.
Above: Civil defense workers extinguish a fire at the site of the Israeli airstrike in Dahieh.
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This escalation was preceded by a series of explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon on September 17 and 18, which killed over 40 people and injured nearly 3,500 others.
Above: Civil defense workers extinguish a fire at the site of the Israeli airstrike in Dahieh.
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
A destroyed car at the site of an Israeli airstrike.
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A destroyed car at the site of an Israeli airstrike.
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
The airstrike which targeted Hezbollah's HQ in Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood destroyed six residential buildings, according to Lebanese media.
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The airstrike which targeted Hezbollah's HQ in Beirut's Dahieh neighborhood destroyed six residential buildings, according to Lebanese media.
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad reported that as of October 3, nearly 2,000 people had been killed and over 9,000 others injured in the Israeli bombardment.
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Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad reported that as of October 3, nearly 2,000 people had been killed and over 9,000 others injured in the Israeli bombardment.
© AP Photo / Hassan Ammar
Hundreds of children, women and members of medical and emergency teams are among those killed, the minister said.
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Hundreds of children, women and members of medical and emergency teams are among those killed, the minister said.