October 29, 2024 Meet the Middle East

Lebanon's embattled east reels from deadly Israeli strikes

In a flash, Ali Kanaan lost his mother, sister-in-law, niece and two nephews when Israel pounded his home village in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley where 60 people were killed on Monday.The Israeli strikes on 12 areas in the impoverished eastern region where Hezbollah holds sway were the most violent there since the Israel-Hezbollah war erupted late last month.In the village of Al-Alaq, west of Baalbek city, Israeli raids killed 16 people, including Kanaan's relatives, according to Lebanon's health ministry.
Source: Al Monitor
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