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23 bodies retrieved from southern border towns after Israeli pullout

Lebanon's civil defense recovered 23 bodies from several border towns on Tuesday after Israeli troops withdrew under a ceasefire deadline, according to a statement carried by official media.

"Specialized teams today... managed to remove 14 bodies from Mais al-Jabal, three from Markaba and three from Kfar Kila, in addition to three from Odaisseh," said the civil defense statement published by the state-run National News Agency.

Source: Agence France Presse


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