After the sirens: Lebanon's first responders swing between duty and grief
In southern Lebanon, first responders are grappling with the loss of their colleagues killed in Israeli airstrikes. Hussein Jaber and Ahmad Noura were among over 100 first responders who have died since the conflict escalated on March 2. The ongoing violence continues to impact families and communities, as many mourn their loved ones while facing the challenges of burial amidst the conflict.
- ▪Hussein Jaber and Ahmad Noura were killed by an Israeli drone strike while responding to an earlier incident.
- ▪Over 100 first responders have died in Israeli airstrikes since the conflict began on March 2.
- ▪The ongoing violence has made it difficult for families to bury their loved ones in their home villages.
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The Picture Show After the sirens: Lebanon's first responders swing between duty and grief May 21, 202612:13 PM ET By Diego Ibarra Sánchez The father of Hussein Jaber, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, on May 12, cries during the funeral ceremony in Sidon the following day. Diego Ibarra Sánchez/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Diego Ibarra Sánchez/for NPR SIDON, Lebanon — In this southern Lebanese city, Nareej Ramal is weeping in the arms of her father-in-law; the civil defense uniform her husband, Hussein Jaber, wore every day is draped around her shoulders like a final embrace.
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