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Letters to Lebanon: A letter to nothing, since that's what was achieved

‘Letters to Lebanon’ is a collection of personal essays, written by writers and readers of L’Orient Today, from inside Lebanon and abroad.

Letters to Lebanon: A letter to nothing, since that's what was achieved

Illustration by Jaimee Lee Haddad

I cannot celebrate... how strange is that! The bombs are safe in their stockpiles miles away. They’ve been put to sleep, they’re not coming this way. There are no more jets in the sky, no more drones. The sky is cloudy, but it is clear. I have...
I cannot celebrate... how strange is that! The bombs are safe in their stockpiles miles away. They’ve been put to sleep, they’re not coming this way. There are no more jets in the sky, no more drones. The sky is cloudy, but it is clear. I have...