‘The Hardest Mission of My Life’: A rescuer’s loss in the Lebanon War | Al Jazeera Originals

“I feel guilty that I was the one who brought them there.”

During the 2006 Lebanon war, Civil Defense team leader Ali Safiuddin brought his wife and young daughter, Lynn, to the station, believing they would be safer close to him. When an Israeli attack struck the station, the rescuer who had dedicated his life to saving others suffered an unimaginable personal loss - one that shapes his work to this very day.

Under Fire: Lebanon's first responders – an Al Jazeera Originals. Watch now on the Al Jazeera English YouTube channel.

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