It is Wednesday afternoon in Milan, Italy. A flight from Beirut has just landed at Malpensa airport. Happy people get off the plane and meet their loved ones in the arrivals hall. The Italian photographer Claudia Greco captures the twinkle in the eye when hug meets hug. They have gotten away from Lebanon and the massive Israeli bombing. The same happens at other airports in Europe and the Middle East. All flights out of Lebanon are full and the prices sky high. A man and a woman meet each other with a warm hug at the airport in Milan. She has just arrived on a plane from Beirut. Photo: Claudia Greco / Reuters At Heathrow in London, the well-grown Lebanese man Mounira cried when he meets his loved ones again. – Thank God that we are safe. We feel sorry for those who are left behind and those who lose their lives, says Mounira. Well aware that he is among the lucky ones to have made it out of Lebanon. Feeling guilty Abbas Chamseddin and his wife Sana arrived at Heathrow last Saturday. Sana says that she feels guilty because she is travelling. But her uncle, his wife and their three daughters were killed in one of the Israeli attacks. Abbas Chamseddin with his wife Sana and their two sons Zien and Jawad (in a buggy) at Heathrow Airport after they flew in from Beirut. Photo: Pol Allingham / Pa Photos The Israeli warfare against Hezbollah has been massive. The offensive started by blowing up electronic equipment. Now there are bombs and rockets hitting more and more central parts of Beirut. At Heathrow, woman Solange is waiting for her 13-year-old son. – I am angry, sad, disappointed and feel helpless about what is now happening in Lebanon, she says to Sky News. But it is only the very few who can afford and have the opportunity to fly away from the war. Most of them have to live and live where they are, with the constant dangers hanging over them. Marwa Al-Jamal in front of the pharmacy she runs in an area many people sought because it was supposed to be safe. Photo: Khatchig Awedkian / news – We are not safe Close to one of the main roads from the airport into the center of Beirut, news meets Marwa Al-Jamal. The 39-year-old runs a pharmacy close to one of the buildings that was attacked by an Israeli drone. The target of the drone is said to have been leaders of a Palestinian militia. Al-Jamal was weighed down by employees at the pharmacy who saw the attack, which took place in what everyone thought was a safe area. – Even in the safest place, we are not safe. We don’t know what to do, she says. She fears that Beirut will suffer the same fate as Gaza, which has been bombed repeatedly by Israeli forces. – I was really shocked. This was supposed to be one of the safest places. Marwa Al-Jamal will stay in Beirut, for now. Syrian refugees in Sidon in Lebanon. Photo: Aziz Taher / Reuters Many flee east The flow of people fleeing the country increases every day. Many, both Syrians and Lebanese, head east towards Syria. The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, states that around 100,000 have managed to reach and cross the border into Syria. – The flow of refugees continues, writes Grandi on X. Lebanon is already one of the countries in the world with the highest number of refugees. Among other things, about 1.5 million Syrians. Yama Wolasmal shows the residential block that was bombed by Israel on Monday night. The IDF claims that Hezbollah’s leader has been killed. What happens now? Former owner of luxury department store is accused of abuse. The American economy will be important in the election campaign. Morten Jentoft summarizes a long career abroad. Published 30.09.2024, at 18.57
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