Christina Cavalcanti

Christina Cavalcanti is a Lebanon-based journalist. She writes at The Public Source.

Ali Abbud, who lost three family members in simultaneous Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon on April 8, takes part in the search and rescue operations in hopes that his sister Zehra will be rescued from the rubble of a building hit in Beirut, Lebanon on April 12, 2026.

In Lebanon, Grief Is Everywhere. But So Is Our Defiance. In Lebanon, Grief Is Everywhere. But So Is Our Defiance.

We are reeling from Israel’s massacres. But people are tirelessly organizing on the ground, and are not giving up.

Apr 15, 2026 / Christina Cavalcanti

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