BBC reconstructs how 10 minutes of Israeli bombing devastated southern Lebanon
A BBC analysis built on satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts documents how Israel's 10-minute strike on the village of Saksakiyeh in southern Lebanon on 5 May killed at least 23 civilians. Israel says it hit Hezbollah targets. The Lebanese health ministry has now released its count.
The BBC Verify team confirmed the timing and location of the strikes second-by-second using five separate audio recordings and Maxar satellite imagery. More than half of the dead were children under 14. Survivors said the shelter 'had no markings, and rescue teams arrived 90 minutes late'.
An Israel Defence Forces spokesperson maintained the targets were 'Hezbollah command nodes' and that civilians had been kept clear. The UN office in Lebanon said Israel had not issued advance evacuation warnings. UNIFIL teams reached the site.
The US State Department said it was reviewing the disputed 'proportionality' claims. The EU's foreign affairs high representative demanded 'greater protection for civilians'. Lebanon's prime minister convened an emergency cabinet meeting in Beirut, and Hezbollah said its 'right to respond is reserved'.
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