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Israeli Strike Kills Toddler in Lebanon Family Home

Published 12 April 2026

In the village of Srifa in southern Lebanon, seven-year-old Aline Saeed survived an Israeli strike on her family home last Wednesday, the first day of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire that many locals hoped would extend to their region. The family had gathered to bury Aline's father when the attack occurred, killing her 18-month-old sister Taleen and three other relatives.

Nasser Saeed, Aline's 64-year-old grandfather, recounted the moment to reporters. "They said it was a ceasefire. Like all these people, we went up to the village. We went to the casket to read the prayers and walk home suddenly we felt like a storm was landing right on us," he said. The grandfather, who sustained injuries to his head, hand and face, survived along with Aline and her mother, Ghinwa, who remained hospitalized. On Sunday, Nasser and other relatives collected the bodies, wrapped in green cloth, from a hospital in the nearby port city of Tyre. Taleen's tiny shroud stood out among the others, a stark reminder of the toll on the youngest victims.

The strike in Srifa was part of a broader wave of Israeli attacks that day, which killed more than 350 people across Lebanon, marking one of the deadliest periods in...

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