US EditionIsraeli strike kills Christian party official in Lebanon, widening divisions over Hezbollah
The strike killed Pierre Moawad and two women, and Lebanon says Israel’s campaign has displaced more than 1 million people.
- On Sunday, an Israeli strike on an apartment in Ain Saadeh killed local Lebanese Forces official Pierre Moawad and his wife, Flavia, without prior warning in the predominantly Christian town east of Beirut.
- The Israeli military described the location as a "terror target east of Beirut," yet resident Antoine Aalam, 70, reported the apartment was vacant and had not been occupied for years.
- This strike sharpened internal Lebanese divisions over Hezbollah, with Lebanese Forces parliamentarian Razi El Hage stating the country is paying a "heavy price" for the ongoing war.
- Hours after the strike, President Joseph Aoun said the country's "primary concern is preserving civil peace, which is a red line," as the military reviews reports of uninvolved individuals harmed.
- Separately, another Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs killed five people, including a teenage girl and two Sudanese migrant workers, as military operations have displaced more than a million people.
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Israeli strikes leave 15 more dead in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 15 people, including a local official from a Christian political party, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon’s main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close. Israel has launched airstrikes across Lebanon as well as a ground invasion in the south since March 2, when Hezbollah entered the Middle East war on the side of its backer Iran. One of Israel’s strikes in Beirut on …
Israel Steps Up Attacks on Lebanon, Killing Dozens
AIN SAADEH, Lebanon — Residents in Lebanon were reeling Monday from an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes in recent days, including in an area near Beirut, the capital, that had once been considered safe from attacks. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 39 people had died on Sunday as a result of the war, most of them killed in Israeli airstrikes. Since fighting escalated last month between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, at lea…
Escalating Tensions: Israeli Strikes Deepen Lebanon's Internal Divide
Escalating Tensions: Israeli Strikes Deepen Lebanon's Internal Divide An Israeli airstrike on an apartment east of Beirut on Sunday intensified Lebanon's internal strife, killing a local Christian party official. The strike further exposed tensions around Hezbollah, as Israel widens its military efforts in Lebanon.The Lebanese Forces Party identified the deceased as Pierre Moawad and his wife, Flavia. Officials blame Hezbollah for dragging Leban…
Tensions were, until then, latent. The death on Sunday of Pierre Moawad, a cadre within the Lebanese Forces, killed in an Israeli strike targeted against the Christian locality of Ain Saadé,...
They aimed at the leaders of Hezbollah, but killed a prominent exponent of the Party of Lebanese forces, the opposing Christian group of the Party of God. The Israeli Defense Forces admitted the mistake after the raid on the residence of Pierre Mouawad in which his wife Flavia and another woman died, in addition to him. The IDF made the communication talking with the BBC and expressed regret for the loss of civilians. The murder occurred during …
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