Israel assassinated 3 PFLP members in an apartment in Cola in Beirut. It’s a civilian neighborhood. There are NGOs, universities, & embassies nearby. Clothing stores, restaurants, & pharmacies line the streets. People thought this area was relatively safe; displaced came to stay here. Source: AJ

Arabic coverage from an-Nahar. The area is historically significant; the PLO’s offices (e.g. Ministries of Finance & Information) were located just a few blocks away in the 1970s/early 1980s. The IDF raided them during 1982 invasion & brought documents back to Israel. Buildings are apartments now.

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