Apologies for modifying the title. The live page has terrible article titles.

The government-run Lebanese Civil Defence emergency service says the five workers were waiting in a makeshift centre in a church hall in the southern town of Derdghaiya when it was hit by an Israeli air strike. We’ve spoken to Father Maurice Khoury, head of the St George’sCatholic parish church there, who says those killed were “a model for humanity and chivalry. They sacrificed their lives for the wellbeing of others”.

Per other linked articles, Israel seems to claim they killed two Hezbollah members, but I haven’t found a single article that contains all the information in one place.

This post from that other place has a purported picture of the damaged church.

  • @Mrkawfee
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    2 months ago

    “government-run Lebanese”

    They’re trying so hard to repeat the “Hamas run” prefix that they used to discredit and diminish victims of israels genocide in Gaza.

    • @perviouslyiner
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      There’s an “editorial complaints” link at the bottom of BBC news website.

    • @[email protected]
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      72 months ago

      That’s the opposite. They are saying government run to distinguish them from Hezbollah

      • @Mrkawfee
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        2 months ago

        When Israelis report deaths the BBC don’t say the “government run” [agency]. It’s othering language.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 months ago

          The Lebanese government isn’t an enemy to Israel so I don’t see any propaganda reason for them to do it, the writer probably just wrote it that way without an ulterior motive imo