Smoke billows over Haret Hreik, in Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, Nov. 12, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
In a classroom, shrill screams pierced the air. Panicked students rose suddenly from their seats, pacing nervously between rows. Their school in Baabda overlooks Beirut's southern suburbs, where an Israeli missile had just struck. Starting at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, the neighborhoods of Laylaki, Ghobeiri, Haret Hreik, and Hadath were targeted in a series of Israeli bombings, following three evacuation warnings issued by the Israeli army around 10 a.m. Through the bay window, a cloud of black smoke rose just a few hundred meters away. Read more How to explain war to children? A video capturing the scene circulated on social media, purportedly from Collège des Pères Antonins in Baabda. Attempts to reach the school’s administration for verification were unsuccessful. However, the school's reception, without commenting on the video,...
In a classroom, shrill screams pierced the air. Panicked students rose suddenly from their seats, pacing nervously between rows. Their school in Baabda overlooks Beirut's southern suburbs, where an Israeli missile had just struck. Starting at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, the neighborhoods of Laylaki, Ghobeiri, Haret Hreik, and Hadath were targeted in a series of Israeli bombings, following three evacuation warnings issued by the Israeli army around 10 a.m. Through the bay window, a cloud of black smoke rose just a few hundred meters away. Read more How to explain war to children? A video capturing the scene circulated on social media, purportedly from Collège des Pères Antonins in Baabda. Attempts to reach the school’s administration for verification were unsuccessful. However, the school's reception, without commenting on the...