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The 9 Hours Attack In
Lebanon June 1999 By Jody Brinjikji
This is dedicated to my father Wassim Brinjikji
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Dedication…
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Historical Narrative Packet…
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Map of Lebanon…
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Historical Narrative story…
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Afterward…
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About the author…
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Bibliography…
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Cover page…
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Historical Narrative Packet
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Map of Lebanon
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Afterword: In 1996 Israel has started launching attacks on Beirut’s electricity stations and main bridges. The most serious attack in 1996 were when Israel has launched a large-scale incursion that more than 200 Lebanese civilians were dead and the displacement of thousand more. The attack in 1999 at 25 June was the heaviest offensive against Lebanon since 1996. The decision to launch an attack in Lebanon in 1999 was the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's outgoing government. The attack was on Beirut’s electricity station and the main bridges, Beirut’s electricity station got destroyed and it took to get rebuild again more than 1 month. The same power station was destroyed by Israel in 1996. Four defense workers were killed while they were trying to extinguish the fire and dozens of people were wounded. After nine air strikes on Beirut’s electricity stations, Israel stopped attacking, Beirut turned to a dark city. The streets got clogged because the cars stopped in the middle of the streets. Two main bridges linking Beirut with south were destroyed, and a building in the Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek was bombed. The airstrikes were launched by Hezbollah, a group fighting to free southern Lebanon from Israeli occupation. It was a 9 hours attack and it continued past midnight. Several apartments were damaged; around 150, and 40 cars were destroyed.
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About the author: Jody is a12 years old girl; she was born in Syria in April 2004. She lived in Syria until she turned 8 years old, then she moved to Saudi Arabia (Jeddah), she lived there for 1 year. When she turned 9 years old, she moved to United Arab Emirates (Dubai), she lived there for a year and a half, and then she moved to Turkey (Istanbul) when she turned 10 years old. Jody is now 12 years old and she’s living in Istanbul, Bahçeşehır with her family. She’s a student in 7th grade at a school called (Istanbul International Community School). Jody likes to read storybooks. She likes to travel to Dubai a lot.
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The 9 hours attack in
Lebanon
June 1999 By Jody Brinjikji
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