A rescuer at the site of an Israeli strike on the Mazraa Corniche, in Beirut, on April 8, 2026. Photo Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour
They say you should beware of still waters. Kamel* did not sleep at all this night. Shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire agreement between Tehran and Washington, Kamel rushed to his car, intending to return home to Sour in southern Lebanon. But as he reached Khalde, just south of Beirut, he turned around and headed back to his relatives’ home in the Hamra neighborhood. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement about Lebanon not being included in the deal crushed all his hopes. The day, in photos Beirut, south Lebanon, Bekaa: Images from Israel's wave of violence Beirut spent several hours in a deceptive calm, but anxiety lingered. For some, it eased as time passed. When nothing seemed to happen, they assumed everything was fine. In the D. family’s WhatsApp group —...
They say you should beware of still waters. Kamel* did not sleep at all this night. Shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire agreement between Tehran and Washington, Kamel rushed to his car, intending to return home to Sour in southern Lebanon. But as he reached Khalde, just south of Beirut, he turned around and headed back to his relatives’ home in the Hamra neighborhood. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement about Lebanon not being included in the deal crushed all his hopes. The day, in photos Beirut, south Lebanon, Bekaa: Images from Israel's wave of violence Beirut spent several hours in a deceptive calm, but anxiety lingered. For some, it eased as time passed. When nothing seemed to happen, they assumed everything was fine. In the D. family’s WhatsApp group...