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.

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    If they kill males 18-60 Israel calls them Hamas or Hezbollah. Even if they are workers in a catholic church.

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      They learned it from us. Bush’s War on Peace. Anyone within X feet of a drone strike or bombing was auto designated an “Enemy Combatant”

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        The funny thing is the USA actually did distinguish it as “civilian collateral” in their internal reports, which I believe they got mad at Assange for leaking the worst ones.

        I kinda doubt Israel is documenting women and children as non combatants when they clearly want everyone dead.

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    “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.

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

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          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

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    The IDF used the steeple as a reference and the Christians are being slowly squeezed out of Israel too.

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    Oh no! Not the Catholic Church! But those assholes would never attack…

    …List of all Catholic Churches near by…

    What I’m trying to say is that they should call before they demolish. There could be people inside! And also, I live far from one and I gotta tell you, not hearing the stupid 🔔 bell every hour is fantastic. It’s like no Jehovah weekends!

    But unfortunately the demo has to come with war and all the fear stuff. As a total cynic I still am human and I wish all you people out there in war time, pace. If you are causing war, look around you and ask yourself if that is good.