The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or crisis, but in recent years the feline population has grown dramatically.
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Greetings from American University of Beirut, where more than 1,000 cats roam
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Over 90,000 people in Lebanon had to flee Israel’s bombardments this week
With Israel and Hezbollah locked in the fiercest fighting in decades, many Lebanese have taken refuge in schools, hotels and other shelters.
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Israel says it struck Beirut after an attack in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
Israel says its forces carried out a “targeted strike” in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut in retaliation for a rocket attack that killed 12 children and teens on Saturday in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.
