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Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surges
The strike killed Pierre Mouawad, his wife and a visitor, and the funeral drew hundreds as Lebanon’s war tensions deepened, officials said.
- On Tuesday, hundreds gathered for funeral prayers for Lebanese Forces official Pierre Mouawad and his wife at St. Simon Church, following their deaths in an Ain Saadeh strike on Sunday.
- The Israeli military stated it intended to target a Hezbollah militant, though the landlord and relatives insist the Ain Saadeh apartment was vacant, fueling public distrust in the investigation.
- Lebanese Forces legislator Pierre Bou Assi blamed Hezbollah for the deaths, calling the war "an Iranian decision with Hezbollah's implementation" and accusing the group of endangering civilians.
- Host communities fear Hezbollah members may be hiding among more than 1 million people displaced from southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs, causing tensions to soar in Christian, Sunni, and Druze-majority areas.
- Amid a war that has killed 1,530 people since last month, Lebanon's government recently banned Hezbollah's military activity and the presence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard members to contain rising unrest.
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Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surges
Hundreds have attended funeral prayers for a Lebanese Christian party official known for his anti-Hezbollah stance and his wife who were killed in an Israeli airstrike over the weekend.
·United States
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Anger, sorrow at funeral of Lebanese anti-Hezbollah party official killed by Israel
At a church in the mountains outside Beirut, Raymonda Mouawad raged as she buried her brother, killed by an Israeli strike in a war against Hezbollah that he had nothing to do with."We shouldn't be forced to bear the guilt of others' mistakes," she said, her voice filled with anger and sorrow."We're done with Israel and Hezbollah. That's all I want to say," she told AFP at the church, which was overflowing with hundreds of family members, friend…
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