A worker fixes a poster of Celine Haidar, a 19-year-old footballer who has been left in a medically-induced coma after an Israeli strike near her home in Beirut's southern suburbs left her critically wounded, at Beirut Football Academy in Furn El Chebbak, Lebanon Nov 21, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-SudaniLeading Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar is in a medically-induced coma after she was critically wounded in an Israeli strike near her home in Beirut's southern suburbs - her international championship prospects on hold. She was asleep when the Israeli military spokesman posted an evacuation warning for her neighbourhood. She was hit by shrapnel, which left her with severe brain injuries, including multiple skull fractures and brain bleeding. She is among over 15,000 people wounded by Israeli strikes over the past year, with bombardment of Beirut's suburbs escalating dramatically over the last two months.

Source: bd News24 November 22, 2024 13:30 UTC