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The neighbourhood now is emptying out; a lot of middle- and upper-class people have gone to the north of Lebanon or the mountains,
said Mansour Aziz, the owner of Mezyan restaurant and bar in the heart of west Beirut’s Hamra district, a place long known for its bustling nightlife It felt like we could feel the pressure waves from the bombings washing over us,
The shops are open, the supermarkets are open but there’s a lot more traffic than usual, due to all the people coming. We’re starting to see a shortage of goods in the supermarket,
I’m bracing for the worse to come – there’s talk of food supplies being affected. A lot of the big meat and vegetable suppliers are farmers in the south and the Bekaa, so if these lines are cut and farmers are fleeing, how is food going to reach us?”
But now with this recent onslaught, the situation is very tense,
It’s hard to study, the house is crowded and there’s stress from hearing the bombings,
If the strikes continue like this, there’s no way we can attend university as it’s so close by,
Last night was the most violence of all the previous nights. Buildings were shaking around us and at first I thought it was an earthquake. There were dozens of strikes - we couldn't count them all - and the sounds were deafening,
said Hanan Abdullah, a resident of the Burj al-Barajneh area in Beirut's southern suburbs We spent the night in a beauty salon owned by one of my father's friends,
she said, hugging her seven-year-old twin daughters We were at the coffee shop when we heard the strikes,
The strikes were like an earthquake. Each time they bombed, our building shook,
It was the most violent night... there were strikes everywhere. They are not hitting military targets, but civilian ones,
We have more surprises in store, some of which have already been carried out and some of which will be carried out,
Gallant said in remarks reported by Israeli media There are so many people sheltering on the streets, thousands of them, in the beach, the parks and tens of thousands in schools,
Day after day, the level of the intensity of the bombardment is ascending. It is becoming another Gaza with the way the Israeli strikes are hitting,
This country doesn’t deserve this. But we support Hezbollah – they will win this. This is our country, our land: there is no place for Israel in the south,
We support efforts for a ceasefire, provided that, first, the rights of the Lebanese people are respected and it is accepted by the resistance,
he said, in reference to the group You have won a few rounds through your air raids and assassinations, but the war continues, and we will prevail,
Hezbollah spokesperson Mohammad Afif declared, addressing Israeli forces during a media tour of the destruction in Beirut’s southern suburbs We are powerful and we are winning,
he says cheerfully, sitting next to his elderly mother who chimes in to share her support for the group You’re behind the DJ booth!”
bouncer Mohammed Ali tells him, laughing as he opens the black backstage door for some children who want to run into the outdoor area and play