I live 80km away from Beirut and was able to hear and feel the effect of the explosion!
I cannot fathom what those nearby experienced or felt, my heart is breaking for the land I call home... #Beirut
In 2014, my son was battling cancer.
At one point, we were desperately looking for O-negative blood, a rare type, and time was not on our side. It was the first time I turned to social media. Until then, it was just a page. Nothing more. But that day, it became something else. People responded. People shared. People prayed. And it meant more to me than I can ever express.
Among all the moments I witnessed, and one day I may write about that chapter of my life, there is one I will never forget.
A woman came from the South of Lebanon. From Bint Jbeil, from the heart of the South. Her son drove her for hours, 5 hours, just to reach us.
I remember them walking into that small salon where we were sitting. I was with my brother. She looked at me and said: “I know you are looking for this blood type. I have it. I asked my son to bring me. We searched for you in Beirut’s hospitals … and now we found you. I am here to give my blood to your son”.
She came to give life … to my son.
And this is the first time, I talk about it, even to my wife.
These are the people of the South.
Today, the South is being destroyed, villages are being erased. And I cannot help but think of her and of so many others like her.
This is my country. These are my people. From every region, every village, every belief. And in my own way, as a human being, and through my voice, I will always stand by every suffering, every pain, every cry for help.
To the Lebanese South and to every family living through this agony today, I send my love. May God save your beautiful hearts ❤️🇱🇧
#lebanon #humanity #unity #لبنان
Israel ruthlessly carpet bombed Lebanon today, killing at least 180 people and injuring more than 800.
How does the BBC report it?
“Israel says it hit more than 100 command centres and military sites in 10 minutes…”
This is how war crimes are laundered.
⚡️🚨 BREAKING: Lebanese President Aoun in response to the Israeli mass destruction of border villages:
"There is a broken pipe thst supplies water to Marjaayun and Qlayaa. We have been communicating with the Lebanese Red Cross and the International Red Cross and the Ceasefire Mechanism Commitee to fix the water pipe for the past 4 days, but unfortunately Israel is not giving us permission.
HOWEVER THIS WILL NOT DETER US. WE WILL PURSUE COMMUNICATION UNTIL THE WATER PIPE IS FIXED.
I’d like to express my sincere appreciation to @s_m_marandi for his consistent efforts in challenging and deconstructing U.S. and Israeli misinformation and propaganda.
We are fortunate to have voices like his that work diligently to expose falsehoods and bring greater clarity to complex issues.
Pray for his safety.
It is striking how swiftly nations can coordinate to safeguard strategic interests like the Strait of Hormuz, yet fail to unite with the same urgency to stop the genocide in Gaza.
@atrupar Hello, the grandson of the Prophet, being referred to by Reed, is a man called Hussain ibn Ali.
For anyone interested in learning more, they can watch this short documentary about his life and legacy:
https://t.co/d6ZrLCncah
Today I$rael tried to kill me in a targeted airstrike in southern Lebanon as I was reporting on was the targeting of bridges and the forced displacement of 1 million people, an ethnic cleansing operation on a larger scale than the Nakba
I have absolutely no doubt that this was deliberate. Despite claims there were no warnings ahead of the strike and no notifications sent to the Lebanese Army who allowed us to film
As we have seen in Gaza they want to silence journalists who document and report their war crimes
It is the western powers who provide political and military support for I$rael, arming it to the teeth to carry out genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing here in Lebanon. They are not simply complicit, but active participants and should be held accountable for their actions.
But if I$rael thinks today’s strike will silence us and keep us out of the field they are very, very mistaken