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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Lebanon civil defense retrieves 23 bodies from border towns after Israeli pullout
Lebanon’s civil defense has recovered 23 bodies from several border towns on Tuesday after Israeli troops withdrew under a ceasefire deadline, according to a statement carried by official media.
“Specialized teams today… managed to remove 14 bodies from Mais al-Jabal, three from Markaba and three from Kfar Kila, in addition to three from Odaisseh,” says the civil defense statement published by the state-run National News Agency.