{"id":16965,"date":"2026-03-09T15:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ahmad-fled-southern-lebanon-for-safety-then-a-drone-hit-the-hotel-next-door\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:36:20","slug":"ahmad-fled-southern-lebanon-for-safety-then-a-drone-hit-the-hotel-next-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ahmad-fled-southern-lebanon-for-safety-then-a-drone-hit-the-hotel-next-door\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmad fled southern Lebanon for safety. Then a drone hit the hotel next door"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"sc-6c4043fd-0 iMiTqM sc-13344c9c-2 jbVSgv\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 vaiky\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 lamxUD\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 BgjOX sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"23.781838316722\">\n<p><strong>Beirut:<\/strong> Ahmad Sweidan fled southern Lebanon with his family two days ago in the hope of finding safety in a hotel room near the Beirut waterfront.<\/p>\n<p>Then an Israeli drone slammed into the building next door.<\/p>\n<p>Debris from the blast is all over the pavement in a Beirut neighbourhood where people thought they were a safe distance from the Israeli strikes that have continued for days in the southern parts of the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man looks from the Ramada Plaza hotel room that was hit by an Israeli drone.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.154,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/39d478313e90044d612122763860b3535668580a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>A man looks from the Ramada Plaza hotel room that was hit by an Israeli drone.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ahmad Sweidan, with his granddaughter Fatima, never thought Israel would strike this part of the city.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.149,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_3,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c5b4208754283fbc10b9a7577930def8ccfaf6bb 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Ahmad Sweidan, with his granddaughter Fatima, never thought Israel would strike this part of the city.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Sweidan, 73, says he never thought Israel would strike this part of the city when the bombardments had been in the Dahiya district, a Hezbollah stronghold largely populated by Shia Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>His granddaughter, Fatima, 8, admits she was scared when she woke up in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 wRvQT\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 eOWbJd adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 blNacz bkwaHW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"22.295857988166\">\n<aside 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8fc334c862411015babfc6a00dab1c4b9070f19f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8fc334c862411015babfc6a00dab1c4b9070f19f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Flames and smoke rise following Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1765,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/8fc334c862411015babfc6a00dab1c4b9070f19f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8fc334c862411015babfc6a00dab1c4b9070f19f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8fc334c862411015babfc6a00dab1c4b9070f19f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;I feel an earthquake happened,&rdquo; she says.<\/p>\n<p>There were good reasons to think the Ramada Plaza hotel would not be a target. It is in a prime location near the Corniche that curves along the sea in the relatively expensive area of Raouche, a tourist hub in the past because of the views over the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>At other times, people would come to the Ramada to see sights such as the Raouche Rock, a natural limestone arch in the sea. Now, they are coming to this hotel and others because they are displaced from their homes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blast marks on the facade of the building centred on a corner room on the fourth floor.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.14,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_2,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.14%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/25ac047ef7ba8179291a1d21aa33883cc911d849 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Blast marks on the facade of the building centred on a corner room on the fourth floor.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_23%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_23%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_23%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_23%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Israel Defence Forces said the strike eliminated five senior commanders of the Quds Force.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.158,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_23,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_23%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_23%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/82acc249cc0cfc8f0f7b37b683e2926a20761a53 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>The Israel Defence Forces said the strike eliminated five senior commanders of the Quds Force.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The strike has proved that Israeli forces will intensify their campaign in any part of Lebanon to hunt down Hezbollah militants and their allies from Iran, even if that risks civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 wRvQT\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 eOWbJd adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 blNacz bkwaHW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"24.013686911891\">\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source 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src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_2.118,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The drone hit a room on the fourth floor of the Ramada about 3.30am on Sunday (Beirut time), causing a blast that shattered the windows of nearby buildings and damaged cars in the street.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defence Forces said the strike eliminated five senior commanders of the Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that is sometimes described as the Iranian regime&rsquo;s version of the CIA.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF calls it a &ldquo;precise&rdquo; strike. When this masthead visited the area on Sunday afternoon, the blast marks on the facade of the building centred on a corner room on the fourth floor, although there appeared to be damage to nearby rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Each attack brings more anxiety to Lebanon about the escalation since the war with Iran began on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>Many in Lebanon talk of increasing resistance to Israel after it launched attacks on Shia Muslim districts of southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut last Monday. That, in turn, followed Hezbollah&rsquo;s decision to support Iran by firing explosives into Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 wRvQT\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 eOWbJd adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 blNacz bkwaHW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Homam Rohayah, 54, who lives around the corner from the Ramada, tells this masthead that the fight against Israel will increase because of the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They will not come over here without resistance, and the resistance is right,&rdquo; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Rohayah, who was born in Syria, believes Israel wants to destroy Lebanon in the same way it has bulldozed parts of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bigger project is the Jewish state,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Israel seeks to take over the land from the Euphrates to the Nile.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Homam Rohayah, 54, says the fight against Israel will increase because of the attacks.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.136,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dbfd0b1754dd548f6cf14502db96b231686fe497 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Homam Rohayah, 54, says the fight against Israel will increase because of the attacks.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This view is strongly held in Lebanon, especially among Hezbollah supporters, regardless of regular statements from Israeli authorities that they want security, not Lebanese land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 wRvQT\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 eOWbJd adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 blNacz bkwaHW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"21\">\n<p>Sweidan takes a different view because of his concern about the Iranian regime&rsquo;s influence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran is an enemy to me,&rdquo; he says as he walks past on Sunday afternoon, Fatima by his side.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m Lebanese. I&rsquo;m living on the Lebanese lands on the borders with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israel did not carry out assaults against me. Now, the war between Iran and Israel means that Israel is attacking us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sweidan, with Fatima, says Iran is his enemy.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.139,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_5,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/cc7fafa4c4a89ee8e97b6ca55bc7f0164f88d382 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Sweidan, with Fatima, says Iran is his enemy.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 krwUa-d\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.279%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.279%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.279%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.279%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man tapes up a window damaged in the strike on the nearby Ramada Plaza.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.279,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.279%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.279%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_18\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4177974d135ff92a9b5a0ec2be39853ec723b2c3 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>A man tapes up a window damaged in the strike on the nearby Ramada Plaza.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What does Sweidan think about what US President Donald Trump has done by launching a war against Iran? Again, he has a surprise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 wRvQT\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 eOWbJd adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 blNacz bkwaHW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"39.988088147707\">\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s good what Trump has done,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Iran is interfering in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, and what&rsquo;s it doing? It is terror.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is a shocking view for others in Lebanon who oppose Trump&rsquo;s war and reject the Israeli strikes that have forced 454,000 people to leave their communities to avoid missile and drone strikes from their southern neighbour.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A displaced man fleeing airstrikes in Dahiyeh sets a fire to warm his family on the Beirut corniche.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1765,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1765%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/18b30a32f5ce30af92e78b752917051bec94a58a 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, it reflects the diversity of views in a country populated by Shia, Sunni and Alawite Muslims as well as Greek Orthodox Christians and Maronites, along with the Druze. (Sweidan, a Shiite, adds that he opposes terrorism.)<\/p>\n<p>While the IDF says it took steps with the drone strike to &ldquo;mitigate&rdquo; harm to civilians, the Lebanese Health Ministry says 10 people were injured in the blast on Sunday. A Reuters report quoted a father with three children who were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>As the attacks increase, so does the death toll. The Lebanese government says it has reached 394 as a result of the strikes that began on March 2, with hundreds of others injured.<\/p>\n<p>Among the dead are fighters who took on an Israeli force that landed in the eastern town of Nabi Chit on Friday in an operation to find the remains of an Israeli pilot who crashed over the area four decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>The commando operation failed to find airman Ron Arad&rsquo;s remains and left 41 people dead. The community held their funerals on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Ahmad fled southern Lebanon for safety. Then a drone hit the hotel next door<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Beirut: Ahmad Sweidan fled southern Lebanon with his family two days ago in the hope of finding safety in a hotel room near the Beirut waterfront. Then an Israeli drone slammed into the building next&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/ahmad-fled-southern-lebanon-for-safety-then-a-drone-hit-the-hotel-next-door\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Ahmad fled southern Lebanon for safety. 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