Protesters gathered in Beirut to protest against government failures and aggravation of economic situation • Military gravel between them and Hezbollah and Amal activists

• Protesters in Lebanon gathered at the martyr's square

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Sa'ad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister and Hassan Diab close to Hezbollah was appointed, but nothing really changed in Lebanon. And accordingly, the masses return to the streets in protest against the powerlessness of the government. 

Protest in the cedar land resumed Saturday in Beersheba Square in central Beirut. The government is having a hard time coping with the protests that take on a Lebanese rule in the country, which has for many years been divided between different denominations and religions. This is in light of the severe economic crisis that Lebanon is suffering from, which has only deteriorated since the Corona crisis. 

Four buses had already left at 14:30 from a mosque in Sidon towards the martyr's square to gather as many demonstrators in one place instead of sporadic demonstrations in various places. At the same time, protesters also arrived from the city of Minya in the northern part of the country and near the border with Syria. 

With the aim of broadcasting a uniform protest line, protesters waved Lebanon flags, and signs calling for the Bezeq elections and the national emergency government. Those who mediate between protesters and protesters, Hezbollah terrorist activists and the Shi'ite Amal Party, are the military soldiers who are trying to prevent clashes between each other by reading slogans. It was not long before security forces began to pour smoke grenades and tear gas to disperse the crowds. 

Meanwhile, those exploiting the renewed protest in Lebanon and the protest following George Floyd's death in the US are human rights activists trying to look after foreign workers in the country. Remember, some of the foreign workers tried to cross the border into Israel in the last month in an attempt to find a living.

Lebanon's racism is a long-standing problem, with the Corona virus - like previous crises - only exacerbating it. Against this backdrop, human rights activists took to the streets after renowned Lebanese singer Tanya Saleh released a post in the U.S. on black protests, which included a photo of her with brown complexion and afro hair, captioning: "I wish I was black." This led to many harsh reactions against her. "I came here because of Tanya Saleh," one of the protesters told the Al-Arabiya network. "This is unacceptable in 2020. A Lebanese singer posts something on Facebook and people demand it to be deleted. That's a big problem. "