A mother and her children displaced by Israel's war on Lebanon take shelter in a tent on Beirut's Waterfront, April 2, 2026. (Archive photo: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
On Tuesday, Nawaf Salam's government ordered hundreds of displaced people who have been living in tents on Beirut's waterfront since the re-escalation of the war on Lebanon to vacate the site, which is said to belong to private property. It's a decision that has sparked heated political and social debate. While authorities say they intend to move the displaced to a nearby plot of land controlled by the municipality, the decision also appears driven by alleged security concerns.A government source told L'Orient-Le Jour that the tents in this area were gradually taking up more space, "causing a nuisance." Several displaced people had recently started building structures using concrete and wood, sparking fears of permanent encampments. "It’s true there’s a war, but this is place is not meant to become a...
On Tuesday, Nawaf Salam's government ordered hundreds of displaced people who have been living in tents on Beirut's waterfront since the re-escalation of the war on Lebanon to vacate the site, which is said to belong to private property. It's a decision that has sparked heated political and social debate. While authorities say they intend to move the displaced to a nearby plot of land controlled by the municipality, the decision also appears driven by alleged security concerns.A government source told L'Orient-Le Jour that the tents in this area were gradually taking up more space, "causing a nuisance." Several displaced people had recently started building structures using concrete and wood, sparking fears of permanent encampments. "It’s true there’s a war, but this is place is not meant to become a...
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