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Oct 2024
1h 3m

Decolonize Lebanon

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On Oct. 8, 2023, one day after Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel and carried out the largest mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust, Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon began firing missiles at Israel, and the attacks have continued ever since.   Last month, Israelis defended themselves against Hezbollah in new ways, including by exploding thousands of p ... Show More
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