The Ramada Hotel, targeted by the Israeli army, on March 8, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today)
"Are there any Iranians here?" Amal wakes up in a panic, takes the elevator, and rushes to question the receptionist at a hotel in Ras Beirut. The night has been rough, once again. An Israeli strike hit the room of an upscale hotel, the Ramada, just a few minutes’ walk from hers. According to initial information, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who were staying there may have been the target. "No, there are no Iranians here," replies the employee at the desk. An explanation that doesn’t totally convince her. After fleeing her apartment in Chiyah, the young woman thought she would be safe in the hotel, where the nightly rate is rather high. But the respite was short-lived. "I didn’t think such places would be targeted," she says, her stress still apparent.Since the Israeli army...
"Are there any Iranians here?" Amal wakes up in a panic, takes the elevator, and rushes to question the receptionist at a hotel in Ras Beirut. The night has been rough, once again. An Israeli strike hit the room of an upscale hotel, the Ramada, just a few minutes’ walk from hers. According to initial information, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who were staying there may have been the target. "No, there are no Iranians here," replies the employee at the desk. An explanation that doesn’t totally convince her. After fleeing her apartment in Chiyah, the young woman thought she would be safe in the hotel, where the nightly rate is rather high. But the respite was short-lived. "I didn’t think such places would be targeted," she says, her stress still apparent.Since the Israeli army...
