Passengers in the departure hall at Beirut International Airport on June 16, 2025. Aly Baalbaky/L'Orient-Le Jour
“They saw the missiles from the plane,” Mohammad* said, referring to the Iranian strikes. “My cousin sent us the photos this morning while he was on a layover in Doha.”In the arrivals hall of Beirut airport on Monday, Mohammad* waited with a heavy heart for a relative arriving from Abidjan to visit family. On his phone were images of white streaks dissolving into the night, captured through an airplane window, as Israel and Iran remain locked in an unprecedented military confrontation since Friday.Relieved by his cousin’s safe return, Mohammad struggled to hide his unease. “What if this is just the beginning?” he asked. Missed this part? Beirut Airport: Flights canceled after Israeli strikes in Iran Missiles observed from the window of an Abidjan-Qatar flight, June 16, 2025. (Credit: Ali Baalbaki/L’Orient-Le Jour) After a chaotic...
“They saw the missiles from the plane,” Mohammad* said, referring to the Iranian strikes. “My cousin sent us the photos this morning while he was on a layover in Doha.”In the arrivals hall of Beirut airport on Monday, Mohammad* waited with a heavy heart for a relative arriving from Abidjan to visit family. On his phone were images of white streaks dissolving into the night, captured through an airplane window, as Israel and Iran remain locked in an unprecedented military confrontation since Friday.Relieved by his cousin’s safe return, Mohammad struggled to hide his unease. “What if this is just the beginning?” he asked. Missed this part? Beirut Airport: Flights canceled after Israeli strikes in Iran Missiles observed from the window of an Abidjan-Qatar flight, June 16, 2025. (Credit: Ali Baalbaki/L’Orient-Le Jour)...
