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Lebanese civilians increasingly become victims of escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Israeli forces kept up their punishing attacks across southern Lebanon and in the capital Beirut. Civilians have increasingly become victims of this escalating conflict, and now, medical workers are under fire. As special correspondent Leila Molana Allen reports, the strikes in Beirut have left residents of a weary city feeling nowhere is safe. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Now to the widening conflict in the Middle East.

0:04.0

Israel tonight says it targeted a Hamas commander in the West Bank

0:08.0

killing at least 14 people.

0:10.0

Air strikes are rarely used by Israel in the West Bank.

0:13.2

Israeli forces today also kept up their punishing attacks across southern Lebanon

0:17.7

and in the capital city of Beirut, where tonight Israel reportedly targeted the successor to Hassan Nasrala, the Hezbollah leader

0:25.3

killed last Friday.

0:27.2

More broadly, hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children, have now been killed

0:31.9

in Lebanon. A special correspondent, Leila Molana. of

0:33.3

children have now been killed in Lebanon. A special correspondent Lela Molana Allen reports from Beirut,

0:36.8

residents now feel that nowhere is safe.

0:42.3

Among the things this war has taken from Lebanon's people, the ability to sleep.

0:47.8

Each night now across the country, an anxious wait for the next airstrip to fall,

0:53.4

weighing weather to open windows so they won't smash

0:56.4

from the pressure of a nearby explosion

0:58.7

or shut them to stop the noxious black fumes getting in.

1:04.0

Last night, Beirut's residents didn't have to wait long.

1:08.0

Just shy of midnight, a low swoosh and three hollow bangs.

1:14.0

Then fire.

1:16.0

One strike hit further inside the capital than any so far.

1:20.0

Israel says it's attacking military targets,

1:22.0

but this building behind me struck last night is a medical

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