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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Hezbollah condemns Israeli Bekaa massacre, urges action from Lebanon</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">July 15, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Hezbollah
condemns Israeli airstrike in Wadi Faara that killed 12 civilians,
including Syrians, and urges Lebanon to demand international
accountability.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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A damaged car is seen at a field that was hit in an Israeli
airstrike in Nabi Sheet village, in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley,
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 (AP)
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<p>Hezbollah has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's deadly
airstrike in Wadi Faara, northern Bekaa, on Tuesday, which targeted a
civilian water drilling site and <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/six-injured-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-bekaa--baalbek--lebanon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed 12 people</a>, including seven Syrian nationals. Several others were injured in the attack.</p>
<p>In a statement, Hezbollah described the bombing as a "horrific
massacre" and a dangerous escalation in the Israeli regime\u2019s ongoing
aggression against Lebanon and its people. The party warned that the
attack once again exposes the occupation\u2019s \u201ccriminal nature and
disregard for international law and humanitarian principles.\u201d</p>
<p>The Israeli strike targeted a crew operating a water well drilling
rig in a remote area of northern Bekaa, far from military zones or
combat activity. Among the victims were both Lebanese and Syrian
workers, with the scale of civilian casualties sparking widespread
outrage.</p>
<p>Hezbollah emphasized that the occupation continues to commit war
crimes with impunity, undeterred by international norms or humanitarian
obligations.</p>
<p>In the most recent toll, the Public Health Emergency Operations
Center, affiliated with the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health,
announced that Israeli occupation airstrikes on the Bekaa and
Baalbek-Hermel governorates today resulted in the deaths of 12 martyrs
and injuries to 12 others.</p>
<p>The statement said that the strike targeting Wadi Faara in Baalbek
district led to the death of 12 martyrs, including 7 Syrians and 5
Lebanese, in addition to injuring 3 people.</p>
<p>The statement added that the morning airstrikes, which hit various
areas in the Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel governorates, caused injuries to 9
citizens.</p>
<h2>Hezbollah urges Lebanese government to break silence</h2>
<p>Hezbollah also criticized the Lebanese state\u2019s lack of response,
urging officials to "break their futile silence" and take immediate
action. The party called on the Lebanese government to demand
accountability from the international community, particularly the United
States, which it accused of complicity by \u201cproviding political cover
for Israeli crimes through <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-disarm-or-collapse---us-issues-ultimatum-to-lebanon--the-na" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biased mediation efforts</a>.\u201d</p>
<p>The statement warned that continued silence and international
inaction would only embolden the occupation to commit further
atrocities.</p>
<p>Hezbollah concluded its statement by reaffirming its commitment to
resistance, asserting that the Israeli regime seeks to "break national
will through blood and fire." However, it insisted that such acts of
brutality would only strengthen the Lebanese people's resolve to defend
their sovereignty and dignity.</p>
<h2>Continuous Israeli aggression</h2>
<p>These latest strikes are part of a broader campaign of<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/two-martyrs-in-israeli-attack-on-vehicle-in-northern-lebanon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continuous Israeli aggression against areas</a><span> </span>in
the south, the Bekaa, and Beirut\u2019s southern suburb, while "Israel"
continues to occupy five border points in southern Lebanon in an ongoing
violation of the ceasefire agreement.</p>
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