No ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israel pummels residential apartments

Tehran considers the ceasefire in Lebanon an essential part of the agreement. ‘The United States must choose: either the ceasefire or continuing the war through Israel. They cannot have both.’

It takes just ten minutes to realize that things are different in Lebanon. Ten minutes of hell. 

It is around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Several explosions are heard in Beirut. A few minutes later, the sound of ambulance sirens coming and going becomes constant. The government asks citizens to keep the roads leading to hospitals clear. There are at least seven bombings in places not directly linked to Hezbollah, right in the city center, during rush hour. They hit residential areas like Corniche al-Mazraa and Ain Tineh, transportation hubs like Daura (home to one of the capital's two main train stations) and heavily trafficked areas like Manara and Ain el-Mreisseh along the Beirut waterfront.

The acrid smell of gunpowder spreads instantly throughout the city. “I can't stop crying,” says Rita in a mix of fear, anger and helplessness in Ain el-Mreisseh, where the Beirut waterfront begins. 

Rescuers scramble to pull out the living and the dead. Traffic on the streets makes rescue efforts even more difficult: thousands are trying to leave death behind. The roads leading to the north of the country are a river of people;........

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