"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Death toll rises to 25 as rescue operations continue in Barja after Israeli airstrike - LBC

Rescue and search operations for survivors and missing individuals continued amid the rubble of the building targeted Tuesday night in Barja, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike. 


The five-story building's facade was destroyed, resulting in the deaths of over 25 people and injuring 20 others, most of whom were women and children.

At dawn, rescue workers managed to retrieve three bodies, including a woman, a child, and a man. One boy was also rescued alive from beneath the debris, and search efforts are ongoing.

Ambulances and civil defense vehicles, along with other aid groups from the Iqlim al-Kharroub area, rushed to the site. They immediately began rescue and relief operations, transporting the injured to hospitals with assistance from security forces, Barja's municipal police, and numerous local youth.