A vehicle loaded with mattresses lines up in traffic at the entrance to Sidon, Lebanon on June 19, 2026, as residents flee southern villages for the capital, Beirut, following Israeli airstrikes across the country’s south. — AFP
Vehicles line up in traffic at the entrance to Sidon, Lebanon on June 19, 2026, as residents flee southern villages for the capital, Beirut, following Israeli airstrikes across the country’s south. — AFP
Vehicles drive past a billboard bearing a portrait of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the entrance to Sidon, Lebanon on June 19, 2026, as residents flee southern villages for the capital, Beirut, following Israeli airstrikes across the country’s south. — AFP
The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
