Israel’s “Black Wednesday” Massacre Leaves Lebanese Families Giving DNA to ID Loved Ones’ Remains ^21.9%

The Intercept - By Alaa Serhal - 4/17/2026, 1:57 PM

Appeal to Emotion 27.1% - Negativity Bias 21.8% - Loss Aversion 13.8%

Jaafar Annan has been posted up on the sidewalk outside the emergency room of Rafik Hariri University Hospital, on the southern edge of Beirut, for so long that he’s become a permanent fixture. “The hospital has become my home,” Annan said, exhausted. Last week, an Israeli strike leveled the building where Annan’s family lived in... more