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Beirut Reels as Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Amid Expanding Regional Conflict

                                     Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood Israeli warplanes struck central Beirut in the early hours of March 18, delivering some of the most intense bombardments the city center has seen in decades. The attacks destroyed residential buildings in densely populated neighborhoods such as Bashoura, Zuqaq al-Blat, and Basta, killing at least six to twelve people according to varying Lebanese authority reports.  The strikes come as the broader conflict widens following Hezbollah’s involvement earlier in the month and escalating tit-for-tat actions between Israel and Iran. Residents described fleeing in the middle of the night—some after receiving evacuation warnings, others with no warning at all—as explosions lit up the capital’s skyline.  Lebanese officials say the attacks targeted both residenti...

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Bat Cupcakes

 

Ingredients:

  • Chocolate Cupcakes: You can use homemade or store-bought.
  • Chocolate Frosting: Homemade or store-bought.
  • Candy Googly Eyes: Found in the baking section of most grocery or craft stores.
  • Mini Oreos: For the bat’s face.
  • Regular Oreos: Split and broken in half to create the bat wings.

Instructions:

  1. Frost the Cupcakes: Pipe a generous layer of chocolate frosting on each cupcake.
  2. Prepare the Bat Wings: Twist apart regular-sized Oreos and scrape off the filling. Break each half into two pieces to create wings.
  3. Make the Bat Faces: Dab two small dots of frosting onto each mini Oreo and press a candy googly eye onto each dot.
  4. Assemble: Insert two Oreo wings into the frosting at the top of each cupcake. Place a mini Oreo with googly eyes in front of the wings to create the bat’s face.

Happy baking! 🧁🦇

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