Gamma
18 April, 1996
Ibrahim Alayan is pulled from the rubble of his home in Nabatiyet north of Tyre, which was hit by a missile.
For 16 days, Israel pounded Lebanon targeting the Hezballah movement using artillery, missiles, F-16 jets, and helicopter gunships. Some 160 Lebanese civilians lost their lives before US-guided diplomacy silenced the guns.
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