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Air strike in Beirut without previous warning
Associated Timeline/Case:
New Wars, No Peace | January, 2006 to December, 2008
Date of incident:
August 7, 2006
Death toll:
39persons
An Israeli air strike on an apartment building in the densely populated neighborhood of Chiyah in Beirut killed 39 people without previous warning, including 11 children. AI reported that the Israeli Army dropped leaflets calling on residents to leave Chiyah, as well as Hay al-Selloum and Burj al-Barajneh only three days later.
Primary category:
Air Strike
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