Hassan Alik, escaping the intensifying violence of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, departed Lebanon on Saturday aboard a ship, avoiding Beirut’s airport, which he feared “could be bombed at any time.” The 31-year-old headed to the northern port of Tripoli on Lebanon’s Mediterranean coast. So far, this area has been spared from Israeli attacks during a month …

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