A woman at the site of one of the Israeli strikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, June 6, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)
"Every time it's the same scenario, but this time, the strikes were so powerful that they reminded us of the dark episodes of last fall's war," said Nour*, a law student who fled her home Thursday night before the Israeli bombings. The night reminded her of the Israeli army's incessant bombing of Beirut southern suburbs, which would happen almost every night, during the last war.For the fourth time since the cease-fire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on Nov. 27 of last year, Israel bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday night with at least eight airstrikes. The cease-fire put an end to 13 months of attrition conflict, which killed more than 4,000 people in Lebanon. Ever since, Israel has continued to violate the agreement. Political context, here Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs send a...
"Every time it's the same scenario, but this time, the strikes were so powerful that they reminded us of the dark episodes of last fall's war," said Nour*, a law student who fled her home Thursday night before the Israeli bombings. The night reminded her of the Israeli army's incessant bombing of Beirut southern suburbs, which would happen almost every night, during the last war.For the fourth time since the cease-fire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on Nov. 27 of last year, Israel bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday night with at least eight airstrikes. The cease-fire put an end to 13 months of attrition conflict, which killed more than 4,000 people in Lebanon. Ever since, Israel has continued to violate the agreement. Political context, here Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs send...