Lebanese university postpones exams after Israeli strike kills students

Lebanon's public university has postponed examinations following the deaths of two students and their father in an Israeli drone strike. The family was traveling back to their home in the southern border village of Qlayaa after the students had completed their exams.

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The man and his two children went to the university in the morning so they could do their examinations, and on their way back the Israeli drone hit their car.

The National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone targeted the family's car on the Nabatieh-Khardali road on Monday. Father Antonios Farah, a local priest, confirmed that the father, a dentist, and his two children, both university students, were killed on their return journey.

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The Lebanese University... mourns the loss of the two students 'in an Israeli attack targeting civilians on the Khardali road'.

The Lebanese University issued a statement mourning the students and condemning the attack on civilians. The institution, which has lost numerous students, lecturers, and employees during the ongoing conflict, stated that the safety of its community is its highest priority. Consequently, exams at its main campus in Beirut's southern suburbs and in the southern city of Sidon have been rescheduled for next week.

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The institution, 'which has lost a large number of its students, lecturers and employees during the Israeli aggression, affirms that the safety of the university community remains the highest priority'.

Father Antonios expressed bewilderment over the attack, noting that a bible and prayer book were found in the heavily damaged vehicle. He described the incident as "extremely sad news for the village, everyone is suffering." The Lebanese health ministry reported that Israeli attacks have resulted in at least 3,433 deaths and 10,395 injuries since the conflict with Hezbollah began on March 2.

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we don't understand why this happened