Lina Mounzer Essayist, Translator & Senior Editor The Markaz Review
They call it a ceasefire, but the Israelis haven't ceased fire. It is theater - a game between Israel & the US.
Beirut has been spared for now, though there was an airstrike on the southern suburbs just days ago
In the south, massacres continue daily. On average, four children are killed per day.
Calling it a ceasefire serves Israel & the US - just as in Gaza. They remove international attention by slowing the pace of killing
We talk about Lebanon as if Beirut is the only part that exists. But Beirut is not neutral - it has thousands of displaced people.
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