A young Lebanese girl had to fight for her life after an Israeli attack

In the hills of the Bekaa Valley – as well as the vast lands of Lebanon – today, death can come from the sky at any moment.

Israel bombed the area throughout the day, with more than 30 airstrikes in just one hour.

Forty-six people are confirmed dead – and that number is expected to rise.

Others are in critical condition in hospital after Israeli attacks earlier this week.

Noor Mossawi is among them. The six-year-old girl was lying unconscious in the children’s intensive care unit at Rayak Hospital, with bandages wrapped around her fractured skull.

Her mother, Rima, was sitting by her bed, holding a Quran and praying.

She told us that her daughter is very smart and very sociable.

“She creates a happy atmosphere at home. The house feels empty without her around. She loves meeting new people.”

That all changed last Monday, with the Israeli attack.

She showed us another video of her daughter – this time praying, just before the attack.

“I comforted her, told her not to be afraid, nothing would happen,” Rima said. She is calling on God and the prophets for help.”

As the bombing got closer, Rima was sitting in front of her house with Noor and her twin brother Mohammed.

“We didn’t have the courage to go inside because we thought the building would collapse on us if we were hit,” she said.

“When it became more intense, I picked up Noor and her brother and tried to take them in, but the rocket was much faster than me.”

That missile left Mohammed slightly injured and Noor had to fight for his life.

As we were talking, suddenly there was danger ahead. We heard the sound of a plane, then an explosion that shook the windows and the power went out for a few seconds.

It was another air strike. Rima barely reacted.

Noor’s father Abdallah comes to visit and is furious.

“Please film my child,” he said.

“She didn’t know what a weapon was. She didn’t know how to fight. She was playing at home when the bombing started. They [Israel] wanted to terrorize people and make them flee.”

Israel said its attacks were targeting Hezbollah sites, including weapons depots and ammunition dumps.

Abdallah begs to differ.

“We have nothing to do with weapons. I have nothing to do with the resistance.” [Hezbollah]. But now I wish I had done so so I could protect my children,” he told us.

Minutes later, a few floors away, sirens sounded as ambulances carrying those injured from the latest attack arrived.

Medical staff rushed back and forth. The emergency department is filled with stress. There were angry screams, and shocked friends and relatives. We were asked to stop filming.

The hospital has received 400 casualties of Israeli attacks since Monday — all civilians — according to Dr. Basil Abdallah, the medical director.

Among them, more than 100 people have died and some families have lost more than one person.

Dr Abdallah told us there was hurt among staff as well as patients.

“Seeing children being bombed, seeing elderly patients and women being bombed, it was difficult,” he said. “Most nurses and doctors are depressed. We have emotions. We are human.”

Most of the staff stayed at the hospital around the clock because it was too dangerous to risk the journey home.

Israel is deeply attacking Lebanon. No one can stop it.

Currently, Hezbollah is waging a limited war, firing rockets across the border.

Its backer, Iran, remains on the sidelines.

Dr. Abdallah was worried about running out of medicine and essential supplies.

He fears this will be a long war.