‘If we knew a Hezbollah official lived here, we wouldn't have stayed’
The party confirmed the death of Hassan Bdeir, one of its officials, and his son Ali. Two other people are among the victims, according to the Ministry of Health.
Residents walk on a street near vehicle wreckage on April 1, 2025, a few hours after an Israeli bombing that killed at least four people and injured seven others in the Sfeir neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (Credit: Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
Standing in front of her car with shattered windshields, Jamila* was on the verge of tears. Her vehicle was damaged by the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The strike, which targeted a residential building in the Sfeir neighborhood without warning, killed Hassan Bdeir, the deputy head of the Palestinian file within Hezbollah, his son, and two other people. The senior party official was at home with his family when the Israeli army conducted its strike. Hezbollah confirmed the death of Bdeir and his son, Ali, on Tuesday afternoon, releasing photos of both men in military fatigues."Leave me to my sorrow," sighed Jamila as she cleared away the broken glass and dust from her car. "If we knew a Hezbollah official lived here, we wouldn't have stayed," the 65-year-old mother...
Standing in front of her car with shattered windshields, Jamila* was on the verge of tears. Her vehicle was damaged by the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The strike, which targeted a residential building in the Sfeir neighborhood without warning, killed Hassan Bdeir, the deputy head of the Palestinian file within Hezbollah, his son, and two other people. The senior party official was at home with his family when the Israeli army conducted its strike. Hezbollah confirmed the death of Bdeir and his son, Ali, on Tuesday afternoon, releasing photos of both men in military fatigues."Leave me to my sorrow," sighed Jamila as she cleared away the broken glass and dust from her car. "If we knew a Hezbollah official lived here, we wouldn't have stayed," the 65-year-old mother...
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