Lebanon under attack: Locals fear another Gaza could unfold
It’s nearly four weeks since Israel detonated explosions in the pagers belonging to members of Hizbullah, the Iran backed Lebanese-based militia. Since then the conflict in the Middle East has escalated. Israel has been striking inside Lebanon with missiles and has now sent ground troops into the country and Hizbullah has been striking back at targets in Israel.
The death toll is mounting. A key day was September 23rd when 550 people were killed in Lebanon by Israeli air strikes.
Since then Beirut has been bombed: last Thursday two Israeli missile attacks hit the centre of the densely…
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