Beirut, Lebanon – On Sunday evening, Georges, 44, was sitting on his balcony in Ain Saadeh, a predominantly Christian area east of Beirut, when his phone rang in his kitchen. He walked over to answer it, and just as he picked up, a loud explosion shook the building behind him.Two US-made GBU-39 bombs crashed through the roof of the building directly facing his balcony, killing three people, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The deceased were Pierre Moawad, a member of the anti-Hezbollah, Christian party the Lebanese Forces, his wife, Flavia, and a visiting friend named Roula Mattar.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe victims of Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Lebanon have been overwhelmingly from the Shia Muslim community, including many who are not fighters of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. On Sunday, the victims also included Christians, as well as Sudanese in a different attack, as Lebanon experienced one of its most brutal days since widespread Israeli attacks started in early March amid the US-Israel war on Iran.Overall, Israeli attacks have killed some 1,500 people, including 130 children, in Lebanon, while more than 1.2 million have been forced from their homes.As the attacks expand, so too do the fissures in Lebanese society. The country is becoming increasingly divided between those who blame Israel for relentlessly attacking Lebanon since October 2023, and those who blame Hezbollah …
