A war would affect everyone here: Lebanese and Syrian, Alaa told Al Jazeera outside a barbershop in Hamra, a bustling neighbourhood in West Beirut. If it happens, it happens. I live day by day.
Several Syrian and Sudanese nationals told Al Jazeera they are aware that Lebanon could soon be the theatre of a wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. But while many seem resigned about the future, others worry that, as refugees, they will have fewer opportunities to find safety compared with Lebanese nationals and migrant workers from other countries.
I wouldn't return to Syria [where there is still conflict] if a big war happened here, Alaa told Al Jazeera. I would first try to go to the mountains, where my parents are.
Regional tensions escalated after Israel assassinated senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shakr on July 30 in Dahiya, a bustling residential neighbourhood in Beirut. The assassinations cast a dark cloud over Lebanon and its inhabitants.
Collection
[
|
...
]