A plume of smoke rises from where the Lebanese Army detonated unexploded munitions following an Israeli drone strike on the Araya road, Oct. 30, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
BEIRUT — Since the war between Hezbollah and Israel escalated on Sept. 23, the Christian villages of Araya and Kahaleh in Mount Lebanon, located some 10 kilometers from the Lebanese capital, have been subjected to several Israeli airstrikes that targeted vehicles as they drove along or near the highway passing through these villages, linking Beirut to the Bekaa and, further east, Syria.On Wednesday morning, an Israeli airstrike targeted a van in Araya, killing the driver. Araya's mayor, Pierre Bejjani, told L'Orient Today that the van was carrying a load of weapons and rockets, which was confirmed by a Lebanese security source to AFP. Almost simultaneously, another similar drone strike targeted a vehicle in Bchamoun, Mount Lebanon, as it drove along a road not far from the Bekaa-Beirut road, also known as the Kahaleh Road or...
BEIRUT — Since the war between Hezbollah and Israel escalated on Sept. 23, the Christian villages of Araya and Kahaleh in Mount Lebanon, located some 10 kilometers from the Lebanese capital, have been subjected to several Israeli airstrikes that targeted vehicles as they drove along or near the highway passing through these villages, linking Beirut to the Bekaa and, further east, Syria.On Wednesday morning, an Israeli airstrike targeted a van in Araya, killing the driver. Araya's mayor, Pierre Bejjani, told L'Orient Today that the van was carrying a load of weapons and rockets, which was confirmed by a Lebanese security source to AFP. Almost simultaneously, another similar drone strike targeted a vehicle in Bchamoun, Mount Lebanon, as it drove along a road not far from the Bekaa-Beirut road, also known as the Kahaleh Road...
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