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The Israeli Death Forces (IDF) is using some of America's most advanced bombs on children in Gaza and Lebanon as of this writing. Crime Minister Netanyahu and much of the Israeli public assert that no child in Gaza or Lebanon, including three Lebanese American children who were massacred in Lebanon along with their father last week in an Israeli drone strike, should be immune.
On September 21, 2025, an Israeli drone aircraft bombed a car in Bent Jbeil – South Lebanon – resulting in the killing of the Lebanese American engineer Shadi Sobhy Sharara (from Michigan) and his three children; Celine, Hadi, and Silan (who are 18-month-old brother and sister twins), all of whom are American citizens. The eldest daughter, Asil, on the far right and her mom are in critical condition. Please pray for their full and speedy recovery.
Shadi Charara, a car dealer, was killed while driving home to the southern seaside city of Tyre with his wife and four children after having lunch at his father-in-law's house in the town of Bint Jbeil, a few miles from the border with Israel.
His children hold American nationality and were brutally and deliberately killed by the IDF with American weapons. By the way, they were blond(e) with blue eyes if it concerns our officials at the White House and the US State Department.
Looks like Israeli children are bred to hate Arabs and Christians who are frequently spat on and their churches get attacked and desecrated. Keep in mind, it was the five Israelis who were arrested for celebrating the attacks by filming the event while dancing and giving high fives. They were celebrating the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which saw 3,000 New Yorkers losing their lives and countless more injured.
So, Israel just killed this beautiful American family in Lebanon with the US taxpayer's money. Anyone still doubting that Israel is a nation of genocidal and predatory people who lack empathy? Someone should tell this to Valentina Gomez also. She is a US Republican candidate who burnt a copy of the Qur'an. Valentina Gomez has gained notoriety for extremist stunts and inflammatory rhetoric targeting Muslims, Black Americans, and the LGBTQ+ community.
We now have an entire American family torn apart, citizens of a country who claims to protect their citizens, yet virtually no mention anywhere of this massacre in US mainstream media or by our public officials who never miss a peep when an Israeli citizen is killed abroad in the violence.
The actual facts, Israel admits, that very few Israeli babies and children have been killed on October 7 (still too many) versus tens of thousands of Palestinian and Lebanese babies and children.
Our America first President did not see fit to mention on his social media platform.
Our Sec. of State was busy that week cuddling up to Crime Minister Netanyahu and felt that horrible crime was not news-worthy to talk about publicly. Instead, Marco Rubio promised that the US would offer its “unwavering support” to Israel in its war in Gaza as he met with Benjamin Netanyahu. State Department's response to the massacre was, "We do not comment on private matters! So Americans were left in the dark about 4 of their fellow citizens killed in cold blood by so called 'our only reliable ally in the world.'"
When Tom Nides served as the US ambassador to Israel from 2021 to 2023, he used to brag about visiting and/or calling almost all the relatives of Israelis killed in the violence and spending time with the grieving families, according to JTA, June 7, 2022.
During Ambassador Nides' tenure, there were 333 Palestinians killed by the IOF/settlers, but the good-hearted ambassador never called or visited any of the Palestinian families who lost loved ones. So I asked him why but he never extended the same courtesy when Palestinians are the victims and the IDF or the illegal Israeli settlers are the perpetrators. Then I posed the question: "Are Israeli lives more precious than Palestinians?" I never get a response from our esteemed ambassador.
The ugly truth is that the US government does not give a damn about the lives of innocent Palestinian or Lebanese victims when the IDF or the illegal Israeli setters are the perpetrators and US officials will bend backward to appease Israel.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military acknowledged that civilians had been killed in the strike and as always, it said that it was reviewing the incident. No apology, no one held responsible, and as always, no compensation for the victims.
The children's mother Amina Bazzi and her oldest daughter Asil survived but were seriously wounded. In a heart-wrenching scene, Bazzi, whose face was bruised and swollen, was carried on a stretcher through the crowd at the funeral of her husband and children in Bint Jbeil to pay a final respect for her family.
It should be noted here that Israel continues to carry out air strikes on towns in Lebanon despite agreeing to a ceasefire it has repeatedly violated—bringing violations to 4,500 versus one violation by Hezbollah who, according to the Lebanese army, reported Ahram online on September 19, 2025.
The conflict between Israel and Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah was ignited when Israel launched a full-scale war against Hamas in Gaza, which erupted on Oct. 8, 2023. Hezbullah felt compelled to come to the aid of their Palestinian brethren. However, on November 27, 2024, a ceasefire agreement was signed by Israel, Lebanon, and five mediating countries, including the United States and France.
Finally, this heinous crimes against this Lebanese American family should be added to long list of war crimes committed by Crime Minister Netanyahu and his top military officials in Lebanon and Palestine.
Mahmoud El-Youseph is a Palestinian freelance writer and retired U.S. Air Force veteran. He writes on U.S. foreign policy, Middle East affairs, and justice. Email: elyousseph6@yahoo.com
(1) 3 Lebanese American children and their father were killed in an Israeli airstrike while driving home in south Lebanon. Asil, the oldest daughter of the Charara family is pictured with her three siblings who were killed in the strike Photo credit: Amina Bazzi's family. (2) srael is murdering U.S. citizens in the Middle East with impunity! Last week was the most recent crime,
the Sharara Family in South Lebanon. The youngest in the family were this twin boy and Girl, Hadi and Ciline, from Michigan state. Credit, @falastineisme tweet on Sep.22, 2025, Amani Bazzi, who was injured on Sep. 21, 2025, in the town of Bint Jbeil, shows a portrait of one her three kids who were killed after an Israeli drone strike hit her family car, as she lies in Tibnin hospital, southern Lebanon, Sept. 22, 2025. Photo credit: Mohammad Zaatari/AP, An Israeli drone strikes a car in Lebanon and kills 4 members of a Lebanese American family. Phot credit: Lebanese Security Forces.