In Lebanon, a community mourns five people killed in an Israeli drone strike in September

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 1:42: ceasefire, Hezbollah, Israel, Bent Jabel

Notable quotes from "In Lebanon, a community mourns five people killed in an Israeli drone strike in September"

• Israel says it was targeting a Hezbollah fighter. When Hezbollah buries its fighters, it buries them as Hezbollah martyrs with all the pomp and ceremony.

  about Hezbollah · at 0:19

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Companies & orgs

• Hezbollah — Company · 2 mentions · first at 0:19
• Israel — Company · 2 mentions · first at 0:19
  Israel says it was targeting a Hezbollah fighter. When Hezbollah buries its fighters, it buries them as Hezbollah martyrs with all the pomp and ceremony.
• UN — Company · 1 mention

Products & tech

• drone — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• ceasefire — Concept · 2 mentions · first at 1:07
  Operative but refused to provide his name. Hezbollah has refrained from crossber attacks since the ceasefire.
• martyr — Concept · 1 mention

Places & events

• Bent Jabel — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:16
  Family and they were all killed in an Israeli air strike close to here, the town of Bent Jabel in southern Lebanon.
• Lebanon — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:16
  Family and they were all killed in an Israeli air strike close to here, the town of Bent Jabel in southern Lebanon.
• United States (states) — Place · 1 mention

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 A Lebanese grandfather carries the body of his 18-month-old granddaughter. This was a funeral for three children and their father and the father's cousin. The children were from the Sherara family and they were all killed in an Israeli air strike close to here, the town of Bent Jabel in southern Lebanon. Israel says it was targeting a Hezbollah fighter. When Hezbollah buries its fighters, it buries them as Hezbollah martyrs with all the pomp and ceremony. This was a civilian funeral and for the people here all the sadder because of it. The children's mother and an elder sister were injured in the air strike in late September along with the twins Hadtie and Salan. Their 10-year-old sister Selene was also killed. Relatives in the US say the Shiraras had recently been accepted for immigration. They say Shotti Sherara, the father, thought the children would be safe there. Israel admits the strike killed uninvolved

0:58 civilians but did not explain what happened. It says it killed a Hezbollah operative but refused to provide his name. Hezbollah has refrained from crossber attacks since the ceasefire. Israel is still launching strikes and incursions almost every day according to the UN. They've just lowered the small body covered with pink satin and white netting into a concrete grave. They were waiting for the mother to get through, but she's she was injured and is on a stretcher and just can't make it through the cemetery. There are drones overhead reminding people that even though there was a ceasefire,

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "In Lebanon, a community mourns five people killed in an Israeli drone strike in September"?

In order: 0:00 ceasefire, Hezbollah, Israel, Bent Jabel.

What is mentioned in this NPR episode?

9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Hezbollah, Israel, ceasefire, Bent Jabel, Lebanon, drone. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "In Lebanon, a community mourns five people killed in an Israeli drone strike in September"?

The episode runs 2 min; the transcript is about 256 words in 2 timestamped sections.

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