A tent for displaced persons on the corniche in Ain al-Mreisseh, Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'OLJ)
Did displaced individuals along Beirut’s waterfront actually throw away food meant for them? Videos shared this week on social media showing dozens of prepared meals dumped in trash bins in Ain el-Mreisseh sparked outrage among users.One of the videos shows plastic containers with food in at least three garbage bins. “They shouldn’t be given food anymore,” reacted one user. “Are you sure those who did this are Lebanese?” asked another, hinting at the fact that Syrian and Palestinian refugees are among those displaced by Israeli strikes. Samer Yaacoub, head of the Beirut governorate’s crisis cell, assured L'Orient-Le Jour that the food was not discarded by the displaced. “These meals had expired and were thrown away by one of the schools hosting the displaced,” he explained.!function(d,s,id){var...
Did displaced individuals along Beirut’s waterfront actually throw away food meant for them? Videos shared this week on social media showing dozens of prepared meals dumped in trash bins in Ain el-Mreisseh sparked outrage among users.One of the videos shows plastic containers with food in at least three garbage bins. “They shouldn’t be given food anymore,” reacted one user. “Are you sure those who did this are Lebanese?” asked another, hinting at the fact that Syrian and Palestinian refugees are among those displaced by Israeli strikes. Samer Yaacoub, head of the Beirut governorate’s crisis cell, assured L'Orient-Le Jour that the food was not discarded by the displaced. “These meals had expired and were thrown away by one of the schools hosting the displaced,” he explained.!function(d,s,id){var...
