Hisah (Arabic: حيصا) is a North Lebanese village in Akkar, close to the Syrian border. It is mostly inhabited by Alawites.[1][2]
During the 2006 Lebanon War, a small bridge in the village was bombed by Israeli planes, leaving up to 12 people dead.[3]
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- ^ http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4896c47526.html
- ^ http://www.hughmacleod.co.uk/stormtripoli.htm
- ^ "Meanwhile, up to 12 people are reported to have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a bridge in Balenat al-Hissa in northern Lebanon, near the Syrian border."[1]