Rita Kabalan - ريتا قبلان

Lebanese American photojournalist & photo book junkie. instagram: @ themetermaid

[Marwa Osman || مروة عثمان @Marwa__Osman]

They knew exactly who Mona Khalil was.

They knew the bright orange house in Mansouri, south Lebanon. They knew it was not a military site, not a command center, not a battlefield position. It was one of the most recognizable symbols of environmental conservation on Lebanon's southern coast; a sanctuary dedicated to protecting endangered sea turtles and preserving life.

Mona spent her years defending the most vulnerable creatures of the Mediterranean, teaching generations that every life matters, that nature is not a casualty to be discarded, and that humanity has a duty to protect what cannot protect itself.

Yet the same orange house that stood as a beacon of conservation became a target for terrorist Israel.

This was an assault on a woman whose life's work was devoted to safeguarding life itself. A woman known internationally for her environmental activism, whose name had become synonymous with the protection of Lebanon's coastline and its endangered sea turtles.

The murder of Mona Khalil sends a chilling message: even those whose only weapon is compassion, whose only mission is preservation, are not spared.

[اتحاد الصحافيين/ات في لبنان @ujlebcom]

يدين اتحاد الصحافيين والصحافيات في لبنان بشدّة هذا الاعتداء، الذي يأتي في أكثر الأوقات حاجة إلى التوثيق الصحافي لآثار الاعتداءات والجرائم الإسرائيلية. ويعتبره استمرارًا لنهج إسرائيلي متواصل لاستهداف الصحافيين باعتبارهم شهودًا على جرائمها.

ويجدّد الاتحاد مطالبته الدولة اللبنانية بالتحرّك لتوثيق الجرائم الإسرائيلية مركزيًا، وفتح تحقيقات قضائية في الجرائم، إقرار قانون يعاقب على جرائم الحرب، كما بطلب تشكيل لجنة تقصي حقائق من مجلس حقوق الإنسان، وإعطاء الصلاحية للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية للتحقيق في جرائم الحرب منذ 8 تشرين الأوّل 2023.

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

Before-and-after images of the Roman ruins show that the Israeli strike blew off the top section of an ancient column - at a minimum. The entrance to the site was also completely shattered.
As someone who has wandered countless times through these picturesque vestiges, it was deeply dystopian to see debris scattered across Tyre’s cherished archaeological site.
I could not identify any military targets that would justify striking a UNESCO-protected area.

[Rita Kabalan - ريتا قبلان @TatouK]

@Annahar this is news? this. is. news.???

[Rita Kabalan - ريتا قبلان @TatouK]

and you too @LizzySavetsky. both trash of the planet.

[Rita Kabalan - ريتا قبلان @TatouK]

rot in hell @ElonGold

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

A US influencer and actor have caused outrage after mocking Palestinians subject to rape and beastiality in Israeli prisons. Elon Gold and Lizzy Savetsky made the comments at the Tribeca Film Festival as they promoted a new film made in Israel.

[Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا @SMohyeddin]

How vile. Red carpet r@pe jokes @Tribeca

[Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha]

These israeli soldiers and settlers are beasts and savages and terrorists.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

“As Israeli military fires on car”

No, they fired on a FAMILY @nytimes, and killed a 7-month old baby.

[Middle East Observer @ME_Observer_]

⚡️ "Documented abuse and horrific violation"
🎥 Watch | An "Israeli" soldier publishes a shocking video of Palestinian children handcuffed and blindfolded, accompanied by a sarcastic comment, "For sale, two for 100 shekels"

[roqayah chamseddine @roqchams]

Israel has killed another first responder in south Lebanon.

Assistant nurse Ali Smadi was targeted by an Israeli drone on the main road of the town of Abbassieh while on his way to work at Hiram Hospital in Tyre.

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨BREAKING: The father of infant Sam Fahd Abu Heikal cradles and kisses his baby for the last time after Israeli forces killed the infant in Hebron West Bank yesterday.

[Megan K. Stack @Megankstack]

That’s the body of 7-month-old Sam Abu Haykal, shot and killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Friday, carried by his father during his funeral.

(Photo credit Oren Ziv)

[Rita Kabalan - ريتا قبلان @TatouK]

@AvichayAdraee have you gotten so good at Arabic that this is simply bad English? Habibi (although never with that face), you are killing Lebanese people. Destroying hospitals. Targetting medics and journalists. And detonating restaurants.

[Hadi Hoteit | هادي حطيط @HadiHtt]

An urgent call for international medical organizations to act fast to rebuild the medical capabilities of Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, South Lebanon.
Please share this message.

[Daniel Lambert @dlLambo]

Israel having killed every child, every sheep, every dog and cat. Having destroyed every tree, every road, every building in southern Gaza

Is now bulldozing the remnants.

Every gravestone, every sign that anyone ever lived here.

It's a holocaust

[كريم صفي الدين - Karim Safieddine @safieddine00]

"Just don't bomb Beirut for now" is the new definition of a ceasefire in Lebanon.

[Middle East Observer @ME_Observer_]

They did not bomb his restaurant. They manually planted explosives all over it and flattened every stone

This is Israel and it's ideology of death and terror

They hate life and civilization

They are barbarians

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Israel has destroyed Arch Almoulouk, a beloved landmark resort and restaurant owned by Lebanese chef Husen Fayad in Wadi al-Hujeir, southern Lebanon. The restaurant became known for providing free meals to displaced families during the war.