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Dispatches from the field: Palestinian Institutions Answered Beirut’s Call – Tha’er’s story

Dispatches from the field: Palestinian Institutions Answered Beirut’s Call – Tha’er’s story

11 August 2020
By: Tha’er Dabdoub, Head of the AMAN Medical Association in Burj Al-Barajneh camp When the explosion occurred, I was in the camp. First, I checked on my family, neighbours, colleagues and people from the camp. The picture of what happened was not clear. Then we drove an...
Dispatches from the field: Beirut does not know how to be broken – Mohammad’s story

Dispatches from the field: Beirut does not know how to be broken – Mohammad’s story

11 August 2020
At first glance, we thought that an explosion occurred near the camp or on its borders. There were many suggestions and rumors about it and after we confirmed the information, we immediately contacted the Lebanese Civil Defense to coordinate
Dispatches from the field: Our Destinies and Suffering are one - Jihad Banat's story

Dispatches from the field: Our Destinies and Suffering are one - Jihad Banat's story

08 August 2020
I was on Gemayzeh street in Mar Michail, Beirut around 6 p.m. preparing my carpentry tools when I heard the first explosion. I rushed inside the shop and heard the second explosion just a few seconds later. The blast tore the iron door of shop out and it hit me in the face...
Dispatches from the Field: From one set back to another, Mariam Chaar's story

Dispatches from the Field: From one set back to another, Mariam Chaar's story

08 August 2020
As Palestine refugees living and working in camps in Lebanon, we cannot distance ourselves from the events that impact our host country. Despite the hardship we face in refugee camps, Lebanon is still our second home, the country we grew up in.
Dispatch photo caption: Debris in the hotel lobby in the aftermath of the 4 August explosion. © 2020 UNRWA Photo by Chaker Khazaal

Dispatches from the field: It's Beirut Again and I'm still running for my life - Chaker Khazaal's story

08 August 2020
It was just after 6 p.m. in a hotel in Badaro, Beirut. I was taking a short break with a friend after long hours spent filming for a show. What first felt like an earthquake quickly turned into the loud familiar sound of bombing. There was shattered glass everywhere...

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