Several marches are due to converge on the port of Beirut on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of the tragedy and demand accountability from those responsible, as the investigation has reached a standstill.
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“Beirut, a greeting from my heart.” Emmanuel Macron repeated on Sunday August 4, “unwavering commitment” France’s support for Lebanon, four years after the deadly explosion that blew up the port of Beirut, against a backdrop of rekindled tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah. “I reaffirm France’s unwavering commitment alongside Lebanon and our demand for justice for all victims”wrote the French president on the social network X.
Several marches are set to converge on Beirut’s port on Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the victims of the 2020 explosion and demand accountability, as the investigation has stalled. On August 4, 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history devastated entire neighborhoods in the capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring more than 6,500.
The explosion was caused by a fire in a warehouse. Tons of ammonium nitrate were stored there without precautions. Four years after the tragedy, fears of an all-out war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah weigh heavily on the grim commemoration.
