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Líbano entierra a funcionario cristiano muerto en ataque israelí; crece ira anti-Hezbollah
- A Lebanese Christian official, Pierre Mouawad, and his wife were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment above them in Ain Saadeh, near Beirut.
- Mouawad belonged to the Lebanese Forces, a Christian party seen as Hezbollah's main political foe in Lebanon.
- The strike has heightened tensions in Lebanon, with fears of Hezbollah-related spillover into Christian and Sunni communities.
- Authorities say they are investigating the incident, while the government had previously restricted Hezbollah’s military activity.
- More than 1 million people have been displaced from southern Lebanon and Beirut suburbs amid ongoing hostilities.
- The Lebanese army is investigating the strike as regional tensions rise over the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Pierre Bou Assi, a lawmaker for the Lebanese Forces, condemned the war as Iranian policy imposed via Hezbollah.
- The attack hit a residence above Mouawad, where residents say no one was living at the time, complicating blame for the strike.
- The funeral combined church bells, gunfire, and party music as hundreds offered condolences.
- The incident illustrates Lebanon’s delicate balance among Christian, Sunni, and Druze communities amid a wider Middle East conflict.
- AP News notes the translation and context of the AP report were assisted by AI tools, with human editors ensuring accuracy.
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