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Nasser Hospital received at least 15 bodies following the strike but determining an exact count was challenging due to the condition of the victims, many of whom were dismembered, severely burned or decapitated.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But Israel has in recent weeks decapitated the group’s leadership in Lebanon, including killing its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a devastating two-month war before a fragile ceasefire took hold Nov. 27.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Hezbollah's leadership has been decapitated after a year of bitter fighting with Israel.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Israel's war in Lebanon has decapitated Hezbollah's leadership and stretched its forces thin.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
But Israel has in recent weeks decapitated the group’s leadership in Lebanon, including killing its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a devastating two-month war before a fragile ceasefire took hold Nov. 27.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Hezbollah's leadership has been decapitated after a year of bitter fighting with Israel.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
Israel's war in Lebanon has decapitated Hezbollah's leadership and stretched its forces thin.
—Ian Pannell, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Decapitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decapitate. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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