Word: beirutization
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...Harvard graduate student is injured and stranded in Lebanon today after Israeli military forces shelled his taxi as he made his way to an evacuation point in Beirut earlier this week...
Esdaile is one of several University affiliates who remains in Beirut, including some who were not known to be in Lebanon when ISOS was first given a list of names by Harvard administrators...
...distant bombardment that made [our] house shake was the hitting of the Beirut to Damascus highway,” Jurdi wrote. “Israel’s targeting of civilian infrastructure and air and sea blockade had trapped...
...order to evacuate the following day, he returned to Beirut and checked into a hotel near the American University of Beirut. After finally boarding an ISOS bus and travelling to the border, Jurdi reported witnessing complete chaos, with Western embassies scrambling to evacuate their nationals from the capital city...
...pursues the disarmament of Hizballah. But they're not convinced those goals can be achieved through a military campaign that has destroyed much of Lebanon's communication infrastructure and energy supplies, and looks likely to send hundreds of thousands of refugees pouring into an already tense and overburdened Beirut. The Israelis are hoping their retaliation for Hizballah's blatant provocation will turn the majority of Lebanese more forcefully against the Iran-backed group, which retains massive popular support among Lebanese Shi'ites. Even if that were to occur - which is far from certain - it could threaten a resumption of civil...