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muriel_volestrangler

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Sat May 9, 2026, 05:03 PM May 9

Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39

Source: BBC

Thirty-nine people have been killed in another day of intense Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the country's health ministry said.

One Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, the ministry said. Another strike killed a Syrian national and seriously injured his 12-year-old daughter in the southern city of Nabatieh, local media said.
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According to Lebanon's health ministry, Israeli attacks have killed more than 120 people across the country in the last week, including women and children. The ministry does not distinguish combatants from civilians.
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In those areas, entire villages have been destroyed, in actions similar to the ones deployed by the Israeli military in Gaza. Rights groups say some cases could amount to war crimes.



Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4pjegk358o



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Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39 (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler May 9 OP
What is WRONG with these people?! Bayard May 9 #1

Bayard

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1. What is WRONG with these people?!
Sat May 9, 2026, 10:01 PM
May 9

Do the Israeli people really want to go to war with every country around them, or is this all on Netanyahoo?

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