An angry demonstration was organized on Friday in the southern suburbs of Beirut by the powerful Shiite Hezbollah party and its ally the Amal party, in a very tense context on the southern border between Lebanon and Israel where violent exchanges of fire are now taking place daily.
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Friday, which is traditionally a day of prayer for Muslims, is now a day of anger since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel. In the Harat Hreik district, south of the Lebanese capital, the yellow and green flags of Hezbollah float in the air, says our correspondent in Beirut, Sophie Guignon. A few hundred sympathizers gathered in support of Gaza. All denounce Westerners’ unconditional support for Israel.
« It’s unbearable to see that the United States, the West, let everything pass to Israel, castigates Ahmad Dakeek, a 28-year-old protester. Today, the Arabs, the Palestinians, no one cares. It’s sad. What is happening in Palestine will also happen here, we are ready to defend ourselves. »
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In Lebanon, everyone remembers the July 2006 war, during which Israel carried out deadly raids and destroyed Lebanon’s vital infrastructure in the name of the fight against Hezbollah.
« If war must take place, we will be there »
« We are with Palestine, from A to Z, says Amal Wehbe, 55, from southern Lebanon. There is not a human being who is not afraid of war or who loves war. But if it has to happen, we will be there. My house is on the border, I don’t know if it’s destroyed but that’s not a problem. »
And the escalation continues at the border. Exchanges of missile and rocket fire on the border between Hezbollah and Israel left at least ten people dead in the ranks of the Party of God and killed two journalists who were covering these clashes. The exchanges of fire on both sides took a further step on Friday, reports our correspondent in Jerusalem, Michael Paul. In the evening, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing around thirty rockets into the Upper Galilee. And also anti-tank fire which caused the death of an Israeli soldier. Israel responded overnight by striking ISIS positions in southern Lebanon.
2023-10-21 07:50:05
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