Today in Lebanon…

Today in Lebanon, Syrian air forces struck a number of areas near Arsal, Janta, Al-Nasiriya, and Hermel, while al Nusra took responsibility on Twitter for an attack in Nabi Sheet. Meanwhile, in the south, Israeli air forces conducted mock bombing runs over Nabatiyyeh and the water course of the Litani river. Later today, in Beirut, tires were burning in the streets in protest of security measures in Dahiyeh. Living here in Lebanon, it’s easy to feel squeezed from violence on all sides–but you’d never know it from the peaceful tableau of tonight’s sunset on the sea…