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Tuesday

A view of buildings shows damage after what security sources said was a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, on Tuesday.

A view of buildings shows damage after what security sources said was a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, on Tuesday. Ahmad Al-Kerdi/Reuters hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah commander in Beirut it blames for a deadly strike

The Israeli military says it "eliminated" a top Hezbollah commander in a suburb of Lebanon's capital in retaliation for a deadly rocket attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

Blast rocks Beirut after Israel vows to strike at Hezbollah for rocket attack

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Thursday

Tyre, Lebanon. On April 23, 2024, Sara Ahmed Miliji, hailing from Naquoura, participates in a drawing lesson at the National Theater.

Sara Miliji, 12, from the border village of Naqoura, participates in an art class at a renovated movie theatre in the city of Tyre. Sara's family fled when their village was bombed. They now live along with hundreds of other families in a schoolroom turned into a shelter.
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Goats and Soda

Art is a comfort for these displaced Lebanese kids

Displaced by current airstrikes and past conflicts, children board a brightly painted bus to attend art classes that aim to make them feel like kids again — and give them a way to express their pain.