The southern Lebanese town of Shamaa on Friday mourned the loss of four Syrian nationals who perished in an Israeli airstrike on their home in Shamaa, Tyre, yesterday afternoon. The victims included a mother and her three children. Two Lebanese residents of the town were also injured in the attack. The funeral procession started from the Lebanese-Italian Hospital in Tyre, with the bodies transported by "Al-Resala Association for Health Ambulance" vehicles. The victims were laid to rest in the town's cemetery after Sheikh Ihsan Dabouk led the funeral prayers. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon
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