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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Justin Salhani

A sudden Israeli bombing, then a Beirut family’s scramble for safety

The family’s home in Beirut was destroyed in Israeli air strikes [Raghed Waked/Al Jazeera]

Beirut, Lebanon – On the evening of October 10, the Merhis were all at home.

Mahdi sat in the living room while his wife prepared pasta for dinner in the kitchen. Their eldest son, Mustapha, 23, was home from his job as a chef and sat in the one “kids” bedroom with his three sisters.

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