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Når Beirut bliver til krig: Israels sidste angreb og en overraskende middag

Israel -- Lebanon Beirut - Flyaflysninger - Hezbollah - Internationale relationer - Israel - Krig - Libanon - Luftangreb - Lebanon

Hvem vidste at en middag kunne få stemningen til at ændre sig fra krig til hyggeligt samvær? Få det hele her!

I ugens løb har vi været vidner til en intens konflikt mellem Israel og Hezbollah, der for alvor er blusset op. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) har gennemført en række målrettede luftangreb i Beirut, hvor de blandt andet har rettet fokus mod den berygtede kommandør Ali Karaki, som leder Hezbollahs aktiviteter i Sydlibanon. Angrebene har kostet mange liv, og ifølge libanesiske embedsmænd er over 270 mennesker blevet dræbt af de israelske bombardementer. IDF advarer civiler om at evakuere deres hjem, hvilket skaber frygt for yderligere optrapning af konflikten i regionen.

Samtidig har Hezbollah svaret igen ved at affyre mere end 200 raketter mod Nordisrael, hvilket resulterer i en blodsudgydelse, der ikke er set siden 2006. Situationens alvor har fået Det Hvide Hus til at udtrykke bekymring over den mulige eskalering af volden, og der har været opfordringer til alle parter om at søge diplomatiske løsninger. Men med så høj en partsinteresse fra begge sider, ser det ud til, at koldblodige beslutninger hersker over diplomatiske løsninger.

Mens vi navigerer i dette tumultariske landskab, dukker der også sjove indslag op, som f.eks. Salisbury's restaurant "Dolphin Bar & Grill", der har formået at tiltrække gæster selv under disse ekstreme forhold. Som mange danskere, der leder efter et sted, der tilbyder et miljø, der minder om hjemmet, finder de lokale i Beirut stadig tid til at samles og nyde et måltid sammen, selvom situationen er kritisk udenfor.

Dette viser på en måde, at selv i krisetider kan livet fortsætte, og der kan findes en form for normalitet, om end midlertidig. Det er en stærk påmindelse om, at menneskelige forbindelser og fællesskab kan opretholdes, selv i de mest utfordrende omstændigheder. Desuden er det interessant at bemærke, at restauranter som "Dolphin Bar & Grill" kan fungere som små oaser af håb og samhørighed i en verden fyldt med konflikt. Dem, der er på udkig efter et måltid i trygge rammer, finder også en smule trøst i at dele deres historier med andre, hvilket bare viser, at mad, ligesom kærlighed, altid vil finde vej.

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Israel targets Hezbollah's southern front commander in Beirut strike (Axios)

Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike in Beirut on Monday targeting Hezbollah's southern front commander Ali Karaki, two Israeli officials said.

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Israeli military says it has carried out a targeted strike in Beirut ... (ABC News)

Catch up on the developing stories from around the globe making headlines. JERUSALEM -- Israeli military says it has carried ...

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Israel launches deadly strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, warns ... (CBS News)

Lebanese officials say more than 270 people have been killed as Israel warns residents it's targeting Hezbollah weapons hidden in homes.

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IDF ops in Beirut bring closure for some; Hezbollah terrorists who ... (Fox News)

The White House is warning Israel about escalation as the Jewish state continues to decimate Hezbollah terrorists, some with the blood of hundreds of ...

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Israel says it carried out targeted strike in Beirut (Tiffin Advertiser Tribune)

The announcement came as Israel's prime minister urged Lebanese civilians to heed Israeli calls to evacuate their homes, saying “take this warning seriously.”.

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IDF says it carried out strike in Beirut for fourth time since start of war (The Times of Israel)

More from today's Liveblog: Target of IDF Beirut strike is senior Hezbollah commander Ali Karaki — security sources · Netanyahu urges Lebanese civilians to ...

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Lebanon says at least 274 killed as Israel bombards south (Aljazeera.com)

Israeli warnings and air strikes on Lebanon raise fears of regional escalation into full-scale war.

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Lebanon Death Toll Tops 270 as Israel and Hezbollah Trade Heavy ... (The New York Times)

It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006. The armed group Hezbollah sent rockets into northern Israel in response and ...

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Dinner Date: Salisbury's 'Beirut' (The Daily News of Newburyport)

The Dolphin Bar & Grill is a hopping place every day of the week. C.J. FITZWATER/Courtesy photo.

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Target of IDF Beirut strike is senior Hezbollah commander Ali Karaki ... (The Times of Israel)

Karaki is the head of Hezbollah's so-called “Southern Front,” responsible for the terror group's military activity in south Lebanon. He is a member of the Jihad ...

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Israel at war, day 353: Senior Hezbollah commander reportedly ... (Haaretz)

Hezbollah Fires Over 200 Rockets at Northern Israel, West Bank After IDF Launches Extensive Strikes Against 800 Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon and ...

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Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes kill at least 492, residents flee from ... (Reuters)

Israel's military said it launched airstrikes against Hezbollah sites in Lebanon on Monday, which Lebanese authorities said had killed 492 people and sent ...

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'Targeted: Beirut' Review: The Toll of Terror (The Wall Street Journal)

The 1983 Marine barracks attack in Beirut kicked off a four-decade seesaw battle between the U.S. military and Middle Eastern terrorists.

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Fear and tension in Lebanon under deadly Israeli bombardment (BBC News)

Across southern Lebanon, families scrambled together belongings and headed north in cars and trucks and on motorcycles as the Israeli military struck ...

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Lebanon counts nearly 500 killed in a day of Israeli strikes, with over ... (NPR)

BEIRUT — Fighting has escalated at the Israeli-Lebanese border, as Israeli strikes killed nearly 500 people largely in southern Lebanon on Monday, ...

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In Beirut, Israel's Strikes Stoke Fears of War (The New York Times)

With Monday's attacks across southern Lebanon, the prospect of the escalating conflict enveloping the city has suddenly become real for many Beirut ...

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More than 30 flights to and from Beirut on Tuesday cancelled - Beirut ... (Reuters)

The site showed that 15 outgoing flights and 29 incoming flights from a variety of airlines, including Qatar Airways, various airlines from the United Arab ...

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UAE airlines cancel Beirut flights as tensions rise (Dubai Eye 103.8)

Etihad Airways, Emirates, and flydubai have cancelled their operations in Beirut on Tuesday, in response to the increased tensions in Lebanon.

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Flights to and from Beirut canceled, including flydubai, Etihad, Qatar ... (Al Arabiya English)

More than 30 flights to and from Beirut on Tuesday have been cancelled, according to the Rafic Hariri International Airport's website.For the latest.

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