– We now underline the advice to leave Lebanon. It is the clearest encouragement the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can give, says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. The danger of war is great after Fuad Shukr, the military leader of Hezbollah, was killed in an Israeli attack last week. – Our answer will come, with God’s will, either alone or with the axis. Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader, has vowed revenge. About 100 Norwegians are in Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Experienced Israeli attack up close Louai Mansour and his family are stuck in the country. They were actually in southern Lebanon, but have now moved to the north. The same has several thousand Israelis in northern Israel and Lebanese in southern Lebanon. – If it was just me and the wife it could have gone well, but we have five children with us. We are very concerned. Four of the children in the Mansoor family. Photo: PRIVATE The family was in Beirut during the attack where Shukr was killed last week. They heard the explosion and saw the smoke rising on the way to the north. – We had explained to the children that there could be war, so they were scared. Both he and his wife are Palestinians, but born in Lebanon. Lebanon is located in the Middle East and borders Israel in the south. Hezbollah, which happens to be in the country, has sent Actually, they were supposed to come home early in August, but the plane has been moved several times. – The children play, but we adults try to fix tickets to get out. Now they have tickets for 25 August, and they hope to be allowed to board the plane then. Don’t want to leave the man Inger Løkke is one of the Norwegians in the country. She has lived in northern Lebanon since she married her husband Fadi Jabbour in 2022. – It is quiet here where we live. Inger married her husband in 2022. They have received several refusals to reunite in Norway. Photo: Privat Løkke is very affected when news talks to her, they are worried about what is to come, she says. They especially think of the brother-in-law and sister-in-law who live in Beirut. They have said that they must get to the north if they have the opportunity. Supporters listen to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s speech during a memorial service for Hezbollah’s top commander Fuad Shukr, in Beirut, Lebanon. Nasrallah vowed revenge for Shukr’s murder. Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters Her husband is not allowed to come to Norway. She does not want to leave him alone in Lebanon. They run a shop called “waterpipe”, where they sell waterpipes, ice cream and tobacco. – If there had been a war here now, then everything would have been destroyed. The situation in the country is unstable Mohamed Hamadi lives in southern Lebanon with his wife. Hamadi was born in Lebanon, but he has lived in Norway for several years. He thinks the development in the country in recent years is sad. – Lebanon went from being very safe to not being so safe anymore. Hamadi lives in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon with his wife. Photo: Privat In recent weeks, the situation in the country has been unstable, he says. He has plans to go home, but tell him that there is chaos at the airport. Now he is waiting to see if it becomes easier to get out. – Northern Israel is moving many residents to other cities. And so does South Lebanon. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila on August 6, 2024. According to a Lebanese security source, six Hezbollah soldiers were killed in Israeli attacks on August 6. Photo: RABIH DAHER / AFP This worries Hamadi, although he does not think that any of the parties are interested in a major war. In Norway, he has two children who call constantly to ask how things are going. Published 07/08/2024, at 22.07
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