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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Simona Foltyn Burj al-Barajneh, Beirut

‘We are with them’: support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in Lebanon

A mural of parachuters on the wall of a building.
A mural reminiscent of Hamas militants descending into Israel on the walls of the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp, by Nihaya Ayman Ibrahim. Photograph: Lina Malers

The red inverted triangle is everywhere – stencilled on walls, sprayed on store shutters, a constant theme guiding visitors through the narrow alleyways that dissect the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut.

Appearing initially in combat videos released by Hamas in which its fighters target Israeli tanks in Gaza, the newfound ubiquity of the logo in the camp 170 miles (270km) away signals a shift in opinion in favour of armed struggle.

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