A view from above of the Jewish Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon, January 28 2024. Established in 1829, in the last two centuries thousands of Lebanese Jews were buried there. Due to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and to the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) about 8,000 Lebanese Jews emigrated from Lebanon to Israel and Western countries, and several graves of the cemetery were damaged and deserted. Since the start of Hamas-Israel conflict on October 7 2023 the few Lebanese Jewish left in Beirut have been abandoning the Country. According to unofficial estimates, currently there are less than 20 Jews in Bei
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A view from above of the Jewish Cemetery, Beirut, Lebanon, January 28 2024. Established in 1829, in the last two centuries thousands of Lebanese Jews were buried there. Due to the 1967 Arab–Israeli war and to the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) about 8, 000 Lebanese Jews emigrated from Lebanon to Israel and Western countries, and several graves of the cemetery were damaged and deserted. Since the start of Hamas-Israel conflict on October 7 2023 the few Lebanese Jewish left in Beirut have been abandoning the Country. According to unofficial estimates, currently there are less than 20 Jews in Beirut. On last December 26 2023, the former president of Lebanese Jewish Community Council, Isaac Arazi, one of the few Jews still living in town, died at 80 years old and was buried inside the Cemetery. (Photo by Elisa Gestri/Sipa USA)