Region | Lebanon
When 'will it all end ... when will guns fall silent'
When and how will it end is the question on people's lips here.
- By Bassam Za'za', Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:33 May 3, 2009
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Broumana, Lebanon: When and how will it end is the question on people's lips here.
Jamil Mroueh, publisher of The Daily Star in Lebanon, said the Israelis want to dominate Lebanon but it cannot do that. "They will cost our dear Lebanon a lot."
On how long will the military confrontation last, he said: "The Americans are the only people who are capable of stopping the Israelis. But they are not intervening and Israel keeps hitting Lebanon."
George, a 70-year-old Lebanese petrol station supervisor, said: "We are in a state of war. Israel's main aim behind this attack is to impose UN Resolution 1559, which aims at disarming Hezbollah, by force." He denounced the Secretary General of Hezbollah Shaikh Hassan Nasrallah, who "is manipulating Lebanon's fate all by himself".
George said: "In the past two days there has been a rush for gas because people are afraid. They are keeping their tanks full and cars ready to evacuate if needed.
"There is enough fuel, but I don't know how long it will last."
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Sayyed Al Shahhat, an Egyptian who works for a petrol station in Mansoureyyehhe, has become used to such situations because he has been working here for 15 years. "I will hang in here and be patient just like others in Lebanon."
A 50-year-old Lebanese businessman, Yasser Mohammad, said: "This is a political farce and I do not believe any of the parties in confrontation. This is an effort to impose UN Resolution 1559 and disarm Hezbollah."
Mounir Hamad, a 37-year-old Syrian taxi driver, said: "This is a state of war. I hope a ceasefire will be reached soon. It is an unfair military confrontation which has been taking place since three centuries. I will stay here as long as I can. But if things worsen I will return to my country, though I have no job there. The money here is good ... I can support my three children and wife."
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