UN refugee agency says staff among those killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon

Dina Darwiche, who worked for UNHCR in the Bekaa region, was killed when her family home was hit, the agency said.

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The UNHCR said Dina Darwiche's home was hit on Monday. Her husband and her older son were rescued and are in hospital with serious injuries, the agency said.

Ms Darwiche had worked in UNHCR's Bekaa office for 12 years.

Meanwhile Ali Basma, who had worked for UNHCR's office in the southern city of Tyre as a cleaner, was also killed.

In a statement, the agency said it was "outraged and deeply saddened" by their killing.

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