One week after Israel's deadly strikes in Beirut, a family searches for their daughter

NPR | By Kat Lonsdorf

Published April 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM EDT

A week after Israel struck more than 100 times in 10 minutes across Lebanon, killing over 350 people, we spend time with a family still searching for their daughter in the rubble in central Beirut.

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