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Israel Kills Three Rescue Workers in Majdal Zoun Strike

8/13/2026

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On April 28, an Israeli double-tap strike in Majdal Zoun killed three members of Ali Safiuddin’s rescue team.
The United Nations says Israel has killed at least 135 Lebanese first responders and health workers since early March.
He says crews now send one ambulance into a raid site while a second waits outside for possible follow-up attacks, a tactic shaped by the 2006 strike that killed his one-year-old daughter Lynn.

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On April 28, an Israeli double-tap strike in Majdal Zoun killed three members of Ali Safiuddin’s rescue team.
The United Nations says Israel has killed at least 135 Lebanese first responders and health workers since early March.
He says crews now send one ambulance into a raid site while a second waits outside for possible follow-up attacks, a tactic shaped by the 2006 strike that killed his one-year-old daughter Lynn.