Beirut father praises Lebanon’s strength as bombs fall: Our strongest weapon is our unity Every night over the past two weeks, Beirut residents have been living under the thunder of bombs, loud enough to shake their homes. The walls tremble, and every pane of glass rattles, Jaafar Zalzali, a father of five, told Sputnik, sharing the agonizing reality of life in the Lebanese capital. “The last two nights were very hard. And we expect more and more hard nights.“ Although he has an evacuation plan, he cannot simply take his family and escape the tragedy that has befallen their country, because, according to him, and war is part of Lebanon’s history and way of life. “My children need to know that this is part of our history and this will be part of our future, or I would need to take them out of the country, I have to say that I don’t care. But I can’t do it. Really, I can do it. I am Lebanese.“ It’s hard for Jaafar to fully express the depth of emotions he feels. “They [the Israel... Source: Geopolitics Live
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