A Lebanese girl left the war fighting for her life after Israeli strikes

In the hills of the Bekaa Valley – as in the borders of Lebanon – death can appear from the sky these days, at any time.

Israel has been bombing the area throughout the day, with more than 30 airstrikes per hour.

46 people have been confirmed dead – and that number is expected to rise.

Some are in critical condition in hospital, after the Israeli attack earlier this week.

Noor Mossawi is among them. A six-year-old child is lying unconscious in the intensive care unit of Rayak Hospital, with bandages on his broken skull.

His mother Rima is sitting by his bed, holding a copy of the Quran and praying.

He tells us that his daughter is very bright and sociable.

“He creates such a wonderful atmosphere at home. The house feels empty when he is not there. He likes to meet new people.”

All that changed last Monday, with the Israeli strike.

He shows us another video of his daughter – this time praying, just before the attack.

“I was comforting him, telling him not to be afraid, that nothing will happen. He is calling God and the prophets to help him,” said Rima.

As the bomb blast got closer, Rima was huddled near her door with Noor and her twin brother Mohammed.

He says: “We didn’t have the courage to go inside, because we thought the building would fall on top of us if we were hit.”

“When it got hot, I took Noor and his brother and brought them in, but the arrow was faster than me.”

That arrow left Mohammed slightly wounded, and Noor fighting for his life.

As we speak, suddenly there is danger above. We hear a plane, then an explosion that shakes the windows and knocks out the power for a few seconds.

Another air strike. Rima barely responds.

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

“Please record my child,” he said.

“He doesn’t know what weapons are, he can’t fight, he was playing at home when the bombs went off. [Israel] they want to scare people and run away.”

Israel says its strikes are targeting Hezbollah sites, including weapons stores and ammunition dumps.

Abdallah begs to differ.

“We have nothing to do with weapons, I have nothing to do with the struggle [Hezbollah]. But now I wish I was there to protect my children,” he tells us.

Minutes later, a few floors down, a siren sounds as an ambulance brings in the wounded from the latest strike.

Medical personnel rushed back and forth. The emergency department is full of tension. Screaming anger, scaring friends and relatives. We are asked to stop recording.

The hospital has admitted 400 people injured in Israeli strikes since Monday – all civilians – according to Dr. Basil Abdallah, the medical director.

Of those, more than a hundred have died, and several families have lost one person.

Dr. Abdallah tells us that there is trauma for the staff, as well as the patients.

“Seeing children being bombed, seeing elderly patients and women being bombed, is difficult,” he said. “Most of the nurses and doctors are depressed. We have feelings. We are human.”

Most of the workers stay in the hospital around the clock as it is too dangerous to risk the trip home.

Israel is attacking far and wide in Lebanon. No one can stop you.

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

Its ally, Iran, remains on the sidelines.

Dr. Abdallah is already worried about running out of drugs and essentials.

He fears that this will be a long battle.