Dispatches from the Lebanese Stronghold

Voices of Defiance Against Israel’s Assault on Lebanon

By
The Public Source
Photographs by
Fatima Joumaa
Published on 06 March 2026

Dozens gathered in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square on the evening of March 6 to protest Israel’s ongoing aggression against Lebanon and the forced displacement of residents across the South and Beirut.

One demonstrator, carrying his young daughter, told Al-Akhbar newspaper, “We are staying, and we will remain, and we will teach our children that this is our country and that we will persist, despite the difficulties.”

Speakers said that since the so-called ceasefire agreement was signed in November 2024, Israel has continued its campaign of terror across the South, carrying out daily drone strikes, nighttime raids, and reconnaissance missions.

Political analyst Hosam Matar addressed the crowd, saying, “We are not second‑class citizens, and we are not sheep. Every person killed by Israel is worth this entire galaxy and everything in it.”

Israeli occupation forces have killed 217 people as of the evening of March 6, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square filled with people protesting. Protestors carried a banner that reads: “With the resistance against the world.”

Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square, facing the Grand Serail, filled with people who gathered in solidarity with the forcibly displaced and in protest of the state’s inadequate response. Protestors carried a banner that reads, “With the resistance against the world.” March 6, 2026. Riad al-Solh Square, Beirut. (Fatima Joumaa/The Public Source)

Protestors in Riad al-Solh Square chant and raise their fists in solidarity with displaced southerners and to call on the government to protect them.

Protestors gather in solidarity with displaced southerners and to protest security forces’ efforts to re-displace them by forcing them out of the public spaces and public schools they are sheltering in. March 6, 2026. Riad al-Solh Square, Beirut. (Fatima Joumaa/The Public Source)

A demonstrator carries his daughter on his shoulders; she carries a poster in Arabic that reads: "No."

A demonstrator carries his young daughter on his shoulders. She is carrying a poster that reads: “No.” March 6, 2026. Riad al-Solh Square, Beirut. (Fatima Joumaa/The Public Source)

A young woman standing among the crowd in Riad al-Solh Square. She carries an Arabic poster that reads: "No."

Demonstrators rally against Israeli occupation forces’ continued aggression against Lebanon and the forced displacement of residents south of the Litani River and Dahieh. The poster in the image reads: “No.” March 6, 2026. Riad al-Solh Square, Beirut. (Fatima Joumaa/The Public Source)

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