Women singing for Palestine and Gaza on Jan. 15, 2025, after the announcement of a truce between Israel and Hamas, in the Palestinian camp of Burj al-Barajneh. (Credit: Emmanuel Haddad/L'Orient-Le Jour)
In Burj al-Barajneh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the soundtrack to the announcement of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is a concert of heavy gunfire. Night is just falling on Jan. 15, 2025, as bullets streak across the dark sky, blaring above the Palestinians gathered in the shadow of the al-Furqan mosque.But the joy was too strong for anyone to be upset. Sawsan, a teacher, found a way around it. Surrounded by women and children, she started singing for the martyrs of Gaza, and soon the choir covered the noise of the shots. "This is the moment we've been waiting for for a year and a half, after genocide and so much suffering. Finally, victory!" Rana exclaimed beside her. Read more ‘I cried with relief': Lebanese react to news of a cease-fire in Gaza Young people in the camp rode back and forth on...
In Burj al-Barajneh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the soundtrack to the announcement of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is a concert of heavy gunfire. Night is just falling on Jan. 15, 2025, as bullets streak across the dark sky, blaring above the Palestinians gathered in the shadow of the al-Furqan mosque.But the joy was too strong for anyone to be upset. Sawsan, a teacher, found a way around it. Surrounded by women and children, she started singing for the martyrs of Gaza, and soon the choir covered the noise of the shots. "This is the moment we've been waiting for for a year and a half, after genocide and so much suffering. Finally, victory!" Rana exclaimed beside her. Read more ‘I cried with relief': Lebanese react to news of a cease-fire in Gaza Young people in the camp rode back and forth on...
Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait
