00:00We've watched a genocide play out before our eyes for decades, but even more so in the last
00:06three, four years. 160 airstrikes in 10 minutes on residential buildings, on schools, on hospitals,
00:14on civilian infrastructure. Beirut under fire. Nearly 100 bombs in just 10 minutes,
00:22shattering a fragile ceasefire and shaking the world. Lebanese American personality Mia Khalifa
00:29has spoken out, grieving, outraged, and searching for words in the aftermath of one of the most
00:36intense bombardments Lebanon has seen in years. In an emotional Instagram video, Khalifa described
00:44the moment as one of the hardest things to watch, pointing to what she says is a long history of
00:50violence now escalating once again, this time in real time across social media feeds.
00:59Today has been one of the hardest things to watch in a really long time on social media. And that's
01:05saying something because we've watched a genocide play out before our eyes for decades, but even
01:11more so in the last three, four years. 160 airstrikes in 10 minutes on residential buildings,
01:19on schools, on hospitals, on civilian infrastructure, on cemeteries with funeral processions in the midst
01:27of a ceasefire. I don't know how to reconcile my tax dollars doing this to my homeland. I feel like
01:43it's
01:43really important to get on here and to talk and to say this, but I am at such a loss
01:49for words. All I can
01:50do sometimes is reshare other people's voices who can articulate it a little bit more with a little bit
01:56more emotional separation. But what is happening? Like we are sending people to scope out living on the moon
02:10while we bomb each other. This is, this is dystopian. This is insane. We watched this happen before our eyes
02:18to a nation. And now we're watching it happen before our eyes blatantly and overtly to another sovereign
02:25nation. When, when is it enough? When will it stop? My thoughts are with everybody in Lebanon right now.
02:36My heart goes out to you. It's really, really, really, I don't, I don't want to get on here and
02:42cry
02:42because I am so lucky. I'm so fortunate. But
02:52struggling to process the destruction, Khalifa questioned the global response and her own place
02:58in it, saying she feels conflicted watching her homeland suffer. Her words reflect a growing
03:05frustration online where images of devastation in Beirut have gone viral, fueling anger, grief,
03:12and debate. The strikes come at a critical moment. Peace talks between the United States and Iran
03:19remain underway, but Israel has maintained that operations in Lebanon, particularly those targeting
03:26Hezbollah, are not covered under any ceasefire terms. Meanwhile, reports suggest widespread destruction
03:34in central Beirut, with hundreds killed and injured as warplanes targeted over 100 sites across the country.
03:42Israeli officials have described the operation as a surprise strike, while tensions continue to
03:49rise across the region. Khalifa, known for her outspoken political views and Lebanese roots,
03:55has once again become a polarizing voice, drawing both support and criticism for her stance.
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