1996 Lebanon Ambulance Strike Video Resurfaces, Renewing Outrage
May 10, 2026
The late, legendary British journalist Robert Fisk never let the world forget the horror he witnessed in Southern Lebanon. On April 13, 1996, during Israel’s Operation Grapes of Wrath, a U.S.-made Apache helicopter tracked and fired two Hellfire missiles directly into a civilian ambulance in the village of Mansouri.
The ambulance was clearly marked, yet it was torn apart by American-made hardware, leaving a scene of carnage that Fisk described as an unspeakable crime against the innocent.
The strike killed six civilians—two women and four children. The children were between the ages of 7 months and 9 years old.
The Israeli military claimed the ambulance was being used by fighters to flee. However, an investigation by Amnesty International found absolutely no connection between any of the victims and Hezbollah.
Fisk noted that this was a blatant breach of the Geneva Conventions, which protect civilians and medical transport even in conflict zones.
We are now facing the exact same reality in 2026. Decades have passed, but the script hasn’t changed. Innocent people are dying every single day under the same “made in the USA” missiles. Ambulances are still being targeted, hospitals are being leveled, and the world’s leaders are still looking the other way while children pay the price for “security.”
Robert Fisk saw the serial numbers on the shrapnel in 1996, and today, we see them on the rubble of Beirut and Gaza. The faces change, but the injustice remains the same.
SHAME ON THE SILENCE! JUSTICE FOR THE INNOCENT! 🇱🇧
Source: @afshinrattansi
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