‘The aim is to erase our identity’: How south Lebanon’s cultural heritage is going up in smoke

france24.com·The FRANCE 24 Observers, Djamel BELAYACHI
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This article strongly argues that Israel is intentionally destroying cultural and religious sites in southern Lebanon, including churches and convents, portraying these actions as war crimes and an attempt to erase Lebanese identity. While it cites an Israeli military spokesman's claim of only targeting 'Hezbollah infrastructure,' the piece uses emotional language, loaded terms, and emphasizes the destruction of civilian sites to generate outrage and condemnation of Israel's military campaign.

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