On the morning of October 14, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement adherents gathered to demand the dismissal of the judge selected to lead the investigation into the Beirut Port Explosion of August 2020. Protests immediately devolved into gunfire and vandalism, sparking sectarian violence that could lead to civil war.
The International Red Cross reported over 200 people injured in the wake of street protests turned violent in the streets of Tripoli on Wednesday night. Thousands of demonstrators turned out on the streets of Lebanon’s second largest city for the third night in a row to protest the latest round of strict lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
