Passersby walking on a street in the Tariq al-Jdideh neighborhood in Beirut, on May 18, 2025. (Illustrative photo: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
BEIRUT — Hussein meticulously trims his roses, keeping one eye on the wisps of smoke traversing the skyline on the television screen perched among the flowers up in his shop. The 54-year-old Lebanese florist, along with the rest of the region and much of the world, is watching the news unfold as Israel launching a massive wave of strikes against its sworn enemy, Iran.At dawn on Friday, Israel killed at least 20 high-ranking military officials, six scientists, and 78 civilians in Iran. In Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, where memories of the latest war with Israel are still fresh and reminders of the destruction still lie about, people are watching the two military superpowers face off with fear of having to pay the price, once again.'I packed a bag with essential things'"How would I know if the war will...
BEIRUT — Hussein meticulously trims his roses, keeping one eye on the wisps of smoke traversing the skyline on the television screen perched among the flowers up in his shop. The 54-year-old Lebanese florist, along with the rest of the region and much of the world, is watching the news unfold as Israel launching a massive wave of strikes against its sworn enemy, Iran.At dawn on Friday, Israel killed at least 20 high-ranking military officials, six scientists, and 78 civilians in Iran. In Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley, where memories of the latest war with Israel are still fresh and reminders of the destruction still lie about, people are watching the two military superpowers face off with fear of having to pay the price, once again.'I packed a bag with essential things'"How would I know if the war will...