Beirut airport

Despite escalating tension between Israel and Hezbollah, it’s business as usual at Beirut airport

“As far as the threats, they didn’t influence me at all to not come to Lebanon,” Sharqawi said. “Even if there are threats, we will still come”
Even before the deadly incident, rhetoric and fears of a full-blown conflict had been intensifying, but it has had relatively little impact on the summer tourist season

By AP · 30 July 2024