Airstrikes Israel says are targeting Hezbollah have killed the city’s mayor as well as civil defence workersMiddle East crisis: latest news updatesHussein Jaber, the head of Nabatieh’s civil defence station, picked his way through a mess of shattered concrete and twisted metal piled knee high, surveying what was left of the city’s Ottoman open-air market, built in 1910 and destroyed by Israeli airstrikes last Saturday.“When we were kids, everyone would come here to buy their things. This market wasn’t just for Nabatieh, but for all the villages around,” said Jaber, 30, gesturing at the ruined promenade, still smoking five days later. Continue reading…
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Author : William Christou in Beirut
Publish date : 2024-10-19 09:00:12
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