BREAKING

Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow has lodged a protest with Israeli authorities over the attack on a vehicle belonging to the Representative office of the Russian Federation to Palestinian National Authority

Lebanese Ministry of Health: One person was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in the town of Brital, Baalbek

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: An Israeli drone launched three missiles on the Baalbek-Rayak international road in eastern Lebanon

Salam: The army has been tasked with developing a plan for "state weapons monopoly" by the end of this year and presenting it to the ministerial council before the 31st of this month

Salam: Discussion of the US document paper will be pursued in a government session next Thursday

Salam: We affirm Lebanon's right to self-defense in the event of any aggression.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in a statement after the government session that discussed the "state weapons monopoly" clause: Based on the ministerial statement, the Lebanese state is committed to implementing international resolution 1701

Sheikh Qassem: Lebanon is a country where sacrifices and blood have been made, and we will discuss any matter related to it in Lebanon; no one think of imposing any diktats on us

Sheikh Qassem: We must beware of the advocates of sedition whose hands are stained with blood and who serve the Israeli project

Sheikh Qassem: We are a fundamental component of Lebanon, so how the resistance is approached must be reconsidered

Total civilian and military deaths of WWII - The National WWII Museum

Prepared By: Al Mayadeen English
Executed By: Al Mayadeen English
8 May 2023 18:02

Today marks the anniversary of the end of World War II, which lasted from 1939 until 1945 and resulted in large numbers of military and civilian casualties around the world. This day is also known as "Victory in Europe" day when Germany surrendered its military forces to the Allies.