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Air strikes on Beirut Airport: From the archives

From a strike on an aircraft in 1950 to the war of July 2006, L’Orient-Le Jour looked back at five instances where Beirut International Airport was targeted in past conflicts.

Air strikes on Beirut Airport: From the archives

A damaged MEA aircraft in 1982, at the height of the civil war (1975-1990). (Credit: Hampar Narguizian/L'Orient-Le Jour archives)

Will Israel soon strike Beirut International Airport?The question has been looming since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, which began last October in the wake of the Gaza war and intensified in recent days.Threats from...
Will Israel soon strike Beirut International Airport?The question has been looming since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, which began last October in the wake of the Gaza war and intensified in recent days.Threats from...