4 killed in Lebanon-Israel border shooting- update2

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MAROUN AL-RAS, Lebanon – Four protesters were killed and 11 wounded in a shooting incident at the Lebanese-Israeli border where Palestinians were demonstrating on Sunday, security sources said.

Reuters cameraman Ezzat Baltaji said he filmed three dead bodies and two that were immobile.

Israeli forces had fired in the air to repel Palestinians demonstrating and the Lebanese army had fired in the air in an attempt to stop protesters from reaching the border.

May 15 marks the “Nakba Day.” Nakba, meaning catastrophe in Arabic, and marks the period when more than 700,000 Arabs were displaced from their homes during the fighting following the creation of Israel in 1948.

(Reuters)

Update: National News Agency reported that the death toll has risen to five . 56 have been wounded

Update 2 : AFP reported that the death toll has risen to six . 70 have been wounded

Update 3: The death toll from the Israeli shooting at protesters in the Lebanese border town of Maroun al-Ras has reportedly risen to 10 dead and more than 100 wounded.

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6 responses to “4 killed in Lebanon-Israel border shooting- update2”

  1. ghzayel Avatar
    ghzayel

    the syrian armed forces are shelling  wadi khaled in the north lebanon border of akkar region killing and wounding several people, the israeli army killed and wounded scores of palestinian and lebanese demonstrators who escaped the lebanese army and the unifil road blocks and came too close to the international border fence, meanwhile aoun is attacking the lebanese president and jumblatt is attacking the new majority he helped to create while mikati is still debating the sex of the unborn government.
    another wonderful day in the life of lebanon!!!

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    Anonymous

    the syrian armed forces are shelling  wadi khaled in the north lebanon border of akkar region killing and wounding several people, the israeli army killed and wounded scores of palestinian and lebanese demonstrators who escaped the lebanese army and the unifil road blocks and came too close to the international border fence, meanwhile aoun is attacking the lebanese president and jumblatt is attacking the new majority he helped to create while mikati is still debating the sex of the unborn government.
    another wonderful day in the life of lebanon

  3. Check your facts ,it’s reported that the shooting was Lebanese soldiers for the most part..

  4. Check your facts ,it’s reported that the shooting was Lebanese soldiers for the most part..

  5. guss043 Avatar
    guss043

    Can another Arab country take those refugees , it is a pity the way they live in Lebanon ,plus Lebanese can’t stand them after  what they did to Lebanon with their leader Arafat the rat.
    Let Kuwait ,Qatar and Sauid Arabia give them shelter and food  and money until the day they come back to Israel.
     

  6. guss043 Avatar
    guss043

    Can another Arab country take those refugees , it is a pity the way they live in Lebanon ,plus Lebanese can’t stand them after  what they did to Lebanon with their leader Arafat the rat.
    Let Kuwait ,Qatar and Sauid Arabia give them shelter and food  and money until the day they come back to Israel.
     

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