RT reports: ‘Overwhelming sense of anxiety’ sweeps Beirut in the wake of Israeli strikes

(SeaPRwire) –   RT’s Steve Sweeney details the devastation of homes and children’s items trapped in debris, describing a city paralyzed by the fear of impending attacks

Israel has launched numerous attacks across Lebanon within the last 24 hours, sparking concerns that the rising violence could shatter a delicate two-week ceasefire brokered between the US and Iran.

The intensified operations in Lebanon since March 2 have claimed the lives of 1,888 individuals and injured 6,092 others, per the Lebanese Health Ministry. The ministry states that the April 8 shelling alone featured “over 100 strikes within minutes,” resulting in over 300 fatalities and more than 1,100 casualties.

RT’s Steve Sweeney, accompanied by cameraman Ali Rida, found himself amidst this week’s Israeli bombardment of central Beirut. Reporting from the Lebanese capital, he depicts the aftermath where ruined residential structures, children’s backpacks, and personal effects are strewn among the ruins, and the coastline is crowded with displaced families seeking refuge in improvised tents.

Residents are gripped by an “overwhelming sense of anxiety,” apprehensive that “every sound” might indicate another strike, he reports.