Top Hamas leader Saleh Arouri killed in Beirut explosion
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New York Post ^
| Jan. 2, 2024 | Emily Crane
Hamas’ No. 2 leader and a key “architect” of the deadly Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel was killed in an airstrike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut late Tuesday. Saleh al-Arouri, the Palestinian terror group’s deputy chief, was taken out when the drone struck a Hamas office in Beirut’s southern suburbs
of Dahiyeh — a stronghold of the allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hamas said on its official Telegram channel... Five other people, including another Palestinian militant commander, were also killed in the Tuesday night strike, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported, though details on their identities weren’t immediately...
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Section of Beirut grain silos damaged in 2020 Lebanon explosion collapses
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Fox News ^
| August 23, 2022 11:09am EDT | Caitlin McFall |
The northern section of a previously damaged set of grain silos in Beirut collapsed Tuesday after a fire slowly burned in the block for weeks when grains trapped inside ignited. The
silos were first damaged in August 2020 when a nearby port warehouse storing ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded in a blast that killed over 200 people, wounded 7,000 and destroyed 77,000 apartments. The Tuesday collapse created a cloud of dust over the port city and took down eight other damaged silos in the site’s northern block. The silo’s norther section had been slowly tipping over since the first explosion two...
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Lebanon: An economic crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion
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YouTube ^
| August 4, 2022 | DW Documentary
Lebanon is now going through the worst economic crisis in its history. 80
per cent of the population lives below the poverty line. In one year, food prices have jumped 500 per cent due to galloping inflation.Lebanon was long regarded as the Switzerland of the Middle East. But those days are gone. A series of crises have plunged the nation into the abyss. And its people are suffering.For Riad, who runs a grocery store in the suburbs of Beirut, business has become hellish. Every morning, calculator in hand, he changes the labels of his products according to the day’s exchange...
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Israeli jets fly over Beirut, explosions reported in Syria
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arabnews.com ^
| 12/25/20 | AP
BEIRUT: Israeli jets flew very low over parts of Lebanon early Friday, terrifying residents on Christmas Eve, some of whom reported seeing missiles in the skies over Beirut. Minutes later, Syria’s official news agency reported explosions in the central Syrian town of Masyaf. Other Syrian media said Syrian air defenses responded to
an Israeli attack near the town in the Hama province. The Syrian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying Israel “launched an aggression by directing a barrage of rockets” from the north of the Lebanese city of Tripoli toward the Masyaf area. It said Syrian air defense “confronted...
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Unseen footage shows moment of Beirut explosion in 4K slow motion_(?)
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https://www.newsflare.com/v ^
| 8/9/2020 | https://www.newsflare.com/v
Never before seen footage shows the shocking moment an explosion rocked the port of Lebanon's capital city, Beirut, on Tuesday (August 4), at approximately 6 pm local time. The
HD 4K video, recorded on an iPhone SE by Agoston Nemeth, a 42-year-old therapist from Budapest, Hungary, shows loud rumbling, as black smoke engulfs the sky, before a huge mushroom cloud and visible blast wave blows out the windows, rushing towards the camera and knocking it over. Nemeth's footage was captured on the terrace of his home, on the 13th floor of building next to St George Hospital, only 850 meters...
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Beirut explosion: footage shows massive blast shaking Lebanon's capital (Info on Blast)
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The Guardian Youtube Channel ^
| Aug 4 2020 | iPhones
40 seconds of explosion porn that we have all seen. But
I have finally found an analysis of the timing of the blast wave, and it seems to confirm that it was a pressure wave, not a shock wave. In short, it looks like a fast moving wavefront, but it is not a true shock wave that one would get from military type explosions.
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Virgin Mary statue during Beirut explosion
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Youtube ^
Original La Virgen que se ilumina durante la explosión de Beirut Translation The Virgin who lights up during the Beirut explosion
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Beirut port explosion mystery solved? UPDATES: 3 ships disappeared.
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Maritime Bulletin ^
| Mikhail Voytenko News | Mikhail Voytenko
Beirut port explosion mystery solved? UPDATES:
3 ships disappeared. Mikhail Voytenko News August 5, 2020 3:28 pm Aug 5 1515 UTC UPDATE: Cruise ship ORIENT QUEEN, berthed at Beirut near blast site, was seriously damaged, started taking on water, capsized and sank starboard along berth, remaining partially above waterline. 2 crew reportedly (but not yet confirmed) died. Cruise ship ORIENT QUEEN, IMO 8701193, GT 7478, built 1989, flag Bahamas, operator Abou Merhi Cruises. Aug 5 0730 UTC UPDATE: Three ships were berthed near explosion site, AIS of all these ships are off during last 14-16 hours, immediately or shortly after,...
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80,000 children displaced due to Beirut explosions – UNICEF
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Unicef.org ^
BEIRUT, 6 AUGUST 2020 – Some 80,000 children have been displaced by the Beirut explosions, according to UNICEF estimates, with families affected in desperate need of support. The
explosions on Tuesday evening left 140 people dead, 5,000 injured and hundreds missing. UNICEF is concerned that many children have suffered trauma and remain in shock. “Over the past 48 hours, UNICEF continued to coordinate closely with authorities and partners on the ground to respond to the urgent needs of families affected, focusing on health, water and the wellbeing of children,” said Violet Speek-Warnery, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Lebanon. The port of...
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Beirut explosion: former port worker says fireworks stored in hangar
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the gaurdian ^
| 7 Aug 2020 | Martin Chulov in Beirut, Michael Safi in Amman and Peter Beaumont in London
A second source has confirmed the fireworks’ presence, which was also the subject of media reports in Lebanon on Friday. The claim that fireworks were being stored in the same warehouse as the ammonium nitrate appears to be confirmed by phone footage, apparently filmed by a port worker from the roof of
the grain silos that overlooked the seat of the biggest blast – now a 150-metre-wide crater of seawater. In the brief section of footage posted on social media, a long warehouse – running parallel to the grain silo and separated by a road – is visible, with smoke...
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Nasrallah threatened to blow up Israel with same chemicals as Beirut blast [Beirut explosion not an "accident?"]
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The Jerusalem Post ^
| Aug 6 | Frantzman
Hezbollah’s comments in 2016 and 2017 suggest it consulted experts about how to cause mass death using other means than just missiles and how to strike at strategic or other infrastructure. That
it considered using missiles to target a boat or destroying a ship by other mean suggests the level of terror threats that it has come to. 2016 was the height of the Iran deal era and it also illustrates that despite the US seeking to work with Iran and cases against Hezbollah’s drug trafficking even being slowed down in the US, the organization did not moderate but was...
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Bangladesh Navy’s BNS Bijoy corvette was damaged in Beirut Explosion
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Naval News ^
| August 4 2020 | Ryan White
At least 19 soldiers of Bangladesh Navy were injured as two explosions rocked the Lebanese capital port Beirut on Tuesday, according to Bangladesh embassy in Beirut. One of the injured soldiers was in critical condition, five were moderately injured and 13 were released after primary treatment. During
the explosion, Bangladesh Navy ship BNS Bijoy, was anchored at the Beirut port. BNS Bijoy is a Castle-class guided missile corvette of the Bangladesh Navy. She has served in the Bangladesh Navy since 2011. On 1 December 2017, BNS Bijoy departed for Lebanon to join in United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)....
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Beirut blast: How does ammonium nitrate create such devastating explosions?
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Live Science ^
| 05 August 2020
Ammonium nitrate is frequently added to increase a fertilizer's nitrogen content. It's
relatively stable under most conditions and is inexpensive to manufacture, making the chemical a popular alternative to other, more expensive nitrogen sources. But ammonium nitrate has a potentially lethal downside: The compound is considered an oxidizer, meaning at an atomic level, it removes electrons from other substances in a chemical reaction. What that means in a more practical sense is that it increases the burning of fuels by increasing the oxygen that's available to those fuels. To start the reaction, ammonium nitrate must come into contact with an...
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BEIRUT’S EARTH-SHATTERING EXPLOSION: ‘A NECESSITY FOR MESSIAH’S ARRIVAL’
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BIN ^
| 8//2020 | Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz
On Tuesday afternoon, two huge explosions ripped through the port of Beirut at 6:07 local time, killing hundreds and wounding thousands more. As
of Wednesday morning, the Red Cross reported the death toll to be at least 100 dead with fears that it could go much higher. At least 4,000 people were injured. The explosion generated an enormous shock wave that was actually visible in the videos. Buildings as far away as 6 miles from the source of the explosion were damaged. Streets were filled with shattered glass. Rabbi Yosef Berger, the rabbi of King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion,...
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At least 135 dead after Beirut explosions; 300,000 homeless
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UPI ^
| Aug. 5, 2020 / 7:44 AM / Updated at 2:27 PM | By Clyde Hughes
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Beirut have increased the death count from the devastating explosions on Tuesday to at least 135, while one official said Wednesday it could cost Lebanon's capital as much as $5 billion to recover. Lebanese
President Michel Aoun called for an emergency Cabinet meeting and asked for a two-week state of emergency. Beirut Gov. Marwan Abboud said about 300,000 were homeless after the blasts and estimated repair costs in the billions. Lebanese Red Cross workers searched abandoned neighborhoods on Wednesday, reporting more than 5,000 injured. Abboud told local media that damages could range from $3...
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Beirut blast: Confiscated ammonium nitrate from ship in 2014 could have sparked deadly explosion [pics]
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india Today ^
| 08/05/2020 | Col Vinayak Bhat 
The ship owned by a Russian born Cyprus citizen Mr Grechushkin Igor with was travelling under a Moldovan flag. The
crew was Ukrainian with Russian Master which authorities thought was doubtful. After a proper inspection, it was found to be carrying 2750 tons of ammonium nitrate considered highly dangerous cargo. The vessel was impounded with the crew staying on the vessel until the proceedings were completed. The Russian and Ukrainian authorities washed their hands off the incident. The crew and ship remained stranded at the Beirut Port. In May 2014, the dangers of having a floating bomb parked at the...
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Beirut explosion rocks Lebanon's capital city
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CNN ^
| By Tara John, Melissa Macaya, Mike Hayes, Veronica Rocha, Meg Wagner, Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton
What you need to know: At least 100 people were killed and 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday, state-run media reported, citing the Red Cross. Hundreds have been reported missing in the aftermath of the blast raising fears that the death toll will rise, Lebanon's Health Minister
said Wednesday. It's still unclear what exactly caused the explosion. Lebanon's Prime Minister said an investigation would focus on an estimated 2,750 metric tons of the explosive ammonium nitrate, stored at a warehouse. Beirut's governor said the blast caused up to $5 billion worth of damage. ======================================== Lebanese...
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Wednesday News Roundup: A False Beirut Explosion Narrative and the Portland Riots Explode Again
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DB Daily Update ^
| David Blackmon
[This piece is heavy on video.] And
so the false narrative forms around the Beirut explosion. – The official government narrative out of Lebanon about the horrific series of hundreds of smaller explosions followed by at least one, and possibly two massive blasts at the shipping port of Beirut on Tuesday. As I noted yesterday, the Al Arabiya news service reported that the explosions took place at a warehouse that was a known weapons depot for the Hezbollah terrorist group that dominates Lebanon’s government. President Trump stated at his press conference late Tuesday evening that his generals had told him...
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Israel offers humanitarian aid to Lebanon after Beirut explosions kill dozens
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Times of Israel ^
| Today, 11:49 pm (8/4/20 7:05CT) | TOI staff and Agencies
PM, defense and foreign ministers reach out to hostile neighbor through UN and international mediators after massive blast at port; president, opposition leader send condolencesIsrael on Tuesday night offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon, after explosions at a Beirut port killed dozens and injured thousands, in a rare show of support for the
enemy country.“Israel approached Lebanon through international defense and diplomatic channels to offer the Lebanese government medical humanitarian aid,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said in a joint statement.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he instructed his National Security Adviser, Meir Ben Shabbat, to discuss with...
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Lebanon: Massive explosion in Beirut, at least 50 dead, 1000s injured, Hizballah ‘already in the limelight’
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JIHAD WATCH ^
| August 4, 2020: | ROBERT SPENCER
“Beirut blast: Massive explosion shakes Lebanon’s capital; at least 50 dead, thousands injured,” by Danielle Wallace and Bradford Betz, Fox News, August 4, 2020: A massive explosion shook Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people and injuring thousands of others while flattening much of the port, damaging buildings across the capital,
and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. The cause of the explosion remains unclear. The Lebanese Red Cross tweeted that more than 30 teams were responding to the scene of the blast via ambulances. The health minister said at least 50 people were killed and over...
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