32 days in, and we are slouching towards a ceasefire. Two days after showering the city with leaflets warning of new attacks in new areas – and a thunderous morning of bombings yesterday – both sides have agreed to the terms of a UN resolution. While terms at such times, under such conditions, may be worth little more than the paper they are printed on – like the leaflets that fell here – Beirut feels different tonight. Perhaps people are just hopeful. But 31 hours now away from the time the Israeli military pledges to cease operations, there is also a real fear that those hours will be filled with the sounds of Israeli jets. This being a quiet Saturday night, thus far, people joke of a noisy Sunday ahead. But such jokes belie a deeper fear. One day, and night, at a time, and we will see what the next hours bring.
August 12th, 2006 | by David in Humanitarian Aid, Travel
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