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'Tansa:' The Unknown Soldier of a Country in Disarray…

In Lebanon, there’s a joke as old as our illusions and as biting as our clarity. It’s about “Tansa,” the poor soldier sent alone to face tanks, then artillery, then fighter jets, until, at his breaking point, he snaps: “What kind of country is this, where Tansa alone stands to defend it?” (The original punchline is a little less ...

Israeli Army says Seven Soldiers Killed in Gaza

The Israeli army on Wednesday said seven of its soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza, where the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas continued. The army's website listed the names of five soldiers and a platoon commander from the same battalion who "fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip". It added that a seventh soldier was also ...