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Several flights to and from Beirut’s international airport were cancelled this week as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated, with several carriers citing safety and security risks. Summer air traffic continues as Lebanese expats greet their loved ones coming to spend the summer in Lebanon. For many, the imminent threat of war is something they are used to, says 71-year-old Mohammad Mokhalid. He came from the southern Lebanese village of Jarjoug to pick up his daughter and grandchildren from Beirut’s Rafic Hariri Airport. “We are not scared by the situation because we are used to it….

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