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The Beirut skyline is seen at sunset on August 06, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. The recent assassination of a Hezbollah military commander in Lebanon, as well as the killing of the political leader of Hamas in Iran, has heightened concerns of a wider regional war between Israel and Iran-backed enemies like Hezbollah.
The Beirut skyline is seen at sunset on August 06, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. The recent assassination of a Hezbollah military commander in Lebanon, as well as the killing of the political leader of Hamas in Iran, has heightened concerns of a wider regional war between Israel and Iran-backed enemies like Hezbollah. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Lebanon: Nothing About This is Normal

Despite ordinary people’s great resilience, we must never normalise civilians forced to live in a state of war.

9 Aug 24
Broadcast journalists record as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes that hit the city's southern suburbs early in the morning on October 2, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. After escalating strikes against Hezbollah facilities and leadership, the Israeli army announced it was launching a "limited" ground invasion of Lebanon and told residents of more than two dozen villages in the southern part of the country to evacuate. © Daniel Carde/Getty Images
Broadcast journalists record as smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes that hit the city's southern suburbs early in the morning on October 2, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. After escalating strikes against Hezbollah facilities and leadership, the Israeli army announced it was launching a "limited" ground invasion of Lebanon and told residents of more than two dozen villages in the southern part of the country to evacuate. © Daniel Carde/Getty Images

Lebanon: Nothing About This is Normal

Lebanese people are once again facing the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Hizbullah.

9 Aug 24
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