Video shows Israeli 'double-tap strike' killed medics and a toddler in Lebanon

NPR | By Jane Arraf

Published May 23, 2026 at 5:24 PM EDT

In Lebanon, an Israeli 'double tap' killed three medics and four others including a two-year-old girl. A neighbor's video shows what happened.

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