Today was the start of the "official ceasefire" between Lebanon and Israel. But Israel could not retreat from central Beirut without dropping some of its precious gifts in the morning hours - explosions. Except, these were not as harmful as the phosphorous bombs that burned civilians and demolished buildings.
They were leaflet explosions, a continuation of Israel's physchological war against Hizbullah and the Lebanese population. The leaflets read: "Nasrallah is deceiving you and hides from you the great losses in the ranks of Hezbollah members. Below is a list of some names of those killed which have been let down by Nasrallah who denies their death," the flyer went on, printing dozens of names of Hezbollah militants it said had been killed.
I can just imagine some woman waking up to this explosion, running to the balcony, grabbing one of the leaflets and shouting out at the sky, "Israel, go the hell and let me sleep for once!" Another man would belt, "Long live the resistance!"
Today Lebanon stands united against Israeli occupation. The fire has ended but the war continues, silently.
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