In south Lebanon, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians

Middle East Eye · June 9, 2026 War

In south Lebanon, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 14:37 As in Gaza, residents say Israel is waging psychological warfare on civilian life and its soundscape A displaced child from southern Lebanon looks through a fence at a school-turned-shelter, near Sidon, Lebanon, 17 May 2026 (Aziz Taher/Reuters) Off In the southern Lebanese village of Habboush, the sound that cut through the stillness of the night was not an air strike. It was the sound of a child screaming for help. Hashem, a paramedic in the village, heard the cries coming from an Israeli quadcopter hovering overhead.

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