# Life and loss as a first responder in southern Lebanon

https://mins.news/en/item/21099

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 09:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/life-and-loss-as-a-first-responder-in-southern-lebanon?traffic_source=rss

> A new Al Jazeera film profiles Ali Safiuddin, head of Civil Defence in Tyre. He lost his daughter in an Israeli strike during the 2006 war and later rescued a girl from the Beirut explosion rubble. Despite a ceasefire, bombing and shelling continue along the “Yellow Line”, putting first responders at risk.

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