Once thought a haven from Israeli strikes, a Christian town in Lebanon is now a scene of carnage
AITOU, Lebanon — The scene of carnage in northern Lebanon showed heartbreaking snippets of everyday family life.
AITOU, Lebanon — The scene of carnage in northern Lebanon showed heartbreaking snippets of everyday family life.
A dead baby inside a destroyed pickup truck; a child’s severed arm buried in nearby rubble; toddler clothing and books shredded; flies swarming as officials collected body parts, some too small for body bags ending up in clear ziplock bags.
Pervading everything, the overwhelming stench of rotting flesh mixed with concrete dust at the scene where 23 people including two children were killed, according to local officials.
This was the aftermath of an airstrike Monday on the Lebanese Christian village of Aitou that Israel said had targeted a position held by Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group.
Until then, this region of hilly olive groves and winding, sea-view roads had been a relative haven, one that felt far away from the war dominating Beirut and the country’s south.
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