Israelis celebrate killing of Palestinian citizen in strike from Lebanon

Israelis have taken to social media to celebrate the death of a Palestinian citizen of Israel, who was killed by a missile launched from Lebanon into northern Israel on Sunday.

Safa Awad, a 50-year-old school teacher, was killed and several others were wounded when a missile struck her home in the Palestinian town of Shfaram.

"My wife was home alone. The missile landed right inside the safe room. Sadly, we have lost a wife, sister, mother and a teacher at the school for 30 years," Awad's husband told Ynetnews.

"The war must be stopped. I now feel what people who have been hurt in the war feel."

For many Israelis, however, Awad's death was an incident to be celebrated, with some saying "she deserved it". Others expressed gratitude for the "killing of a Palestinian".

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