Israeli soldiers work on tanks in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria, not far from Lebanon border. Lebanon's prime minister has accused Israel of provo...
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The landmark Raouche sea rock is illuminated in the colors of the French flag to show solidarity with France after the attacks in Paris, in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Waste-management workers collect a pile of garbage near government buildings, after violent protests in downtown Beirut.
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A Lebanese anti-government protester lies on the ground after he was beaten by the riot policemen standing around him, during a protest in Beirut.
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Lebanese activists clash with riot police during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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A Lebanese man takes a photograph through a concrete wall installed by authorities near the main Lebanese government building, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
AP Photo/ Bilal Hussein
Activists hold flags and chant slogans in front of the government house during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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Lebanese riot policemen stand guard during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar
A Lebanese riot policeman checks a concrete wall installed by authorities near the main Lebanese government building, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
AP Photo/ Hassan Ammar
Activists, hold Lebanese flags and chant slogans during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
AP Photo/ Bilal Hussein
Lebanese activists are sprayed by riot police using water cannons, during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in front of the government house, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon....
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A Lebanese activist kicks a tear gas canister during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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Lebanese activists, right, clash with policemen, left, as they try to cross to the government house during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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Lebanese activists shout anti-government slogans as they are sprayed by riot police in Beirut.
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Lebanese activists shout anti-government slogans as they are sprayed by riot police using water cannons in Beirut.
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A police motorcycle burns as Lebanese activists protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
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Piles of garbage block a street in east Beirut, Lebanon. Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said that the country is on the brink of a “major health disaster” unless an immediate s...
Lebanese protesters gesture during a demonstration organized by the #YouStink campaign in Beirut.
Lebanese activists hold up a makeshift shield as they are sprayed by riot police using water cannons during a protest against the Lebanese government and an ongoing trash crisis in...
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A boy holds up a placard of his cousin Fatima Bakour, who was killed by her husband in 2013, as other protesters march from the National Museum to the Justice Palace, during a camp...
The decision follows a weekend of anti-government protests after the August 4 explosion in Beirut's port that decimated the facility and caused widespread destruction, killing at least 160 people and injuring about 6,000 others.
An official with the Lebanese Red Cross said at least 100 people were killed and more than 4,000 were wounded. George Kettaneh said the toll could rise further.