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Series of strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs: 'With every explosion, the whole class screamed'

Since the start of the school year, this is the first time Israel has bombed Beirut's southern neighborhoods while children were at school. 

Series of strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs: 'With every explosion, the whole class screamed'

Smoke billows over Haret Hreik, in Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, Nov. 12, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)

In a classroom, shrill screams pierced the air. Panicked students rose suddenly from their seats, pacing nervously between rows. Their school in Baabda overlooks Beirut's southern suburbs, where an Israeli missile had just struck. Starting at 10:40...
In a classroom, shrill screams pierced the air. Panicked students rose suddenly from their seats, pacing nervously between rows. Their school in Baabda overlooks Beirut's southern suburbs, where an Israeli missile had just struck. Starting at 10:40...