In Lebanon, the solidarity movement with the Palestinians sometimes takes a violent turn
In the village of Khiam, in the south of Lebanon, near the border with Israel, in Lebanon, on May 14, 2021. REUTERS - AZIZ TAHER
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In Lebanon, a vast movement of solidarity with the Palestinians has developed from north to south of the country via Beirut, sometimes taking a violent turn.
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With our correspondent in Beirut
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Paul Khalifeh
The most serious incident occurred this Friday, May 14 at the southern border.
Dozens of protesters trying to force the fence came under fire from Israeli tanks.
An injured young man died a few hours later.
In Tripoli, in the north, and Saida, in the south, thousands of people waving Palestinian flags marched in solidarity with the Palestinians.
On social networks, Lebanese Internet users have launched hashtags repeated tens of thousands of times.
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On Thursday, three rockets fired from around a Palestinian camp near Tire in the south fell in northern Israel.
The security services and the army have stepped up their deployment to prevent further such attacks.
This new confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis has almost made the Lebanese forget the deep crises that have hit them for more than a year.
But it has aroused the fears of part of the population that Lebanon will be drawn into another devastating war with Israel.
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