The buzz that never leaves Beirut: Life under the shadow of Israeli drones

NewsWorldMiddle EastIndependent ArabiaThe buzz that never leaves Beirut: Life under the shadow of Israeli dronesFida Mikdashi reports on the psychological impact of Israeli drones in the Lebanese capital, which locals refer to as ‘the buzz’Sunday 26 April 2026 09:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959977","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/beirut-israel-idf-drones-surveillance-b2959977.html","title":"The buzz that never leaves Beirut: Life under the shadow of Israeli drones"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseBritish-Palestinian surgeon treating wounded in Beirut after Israeli strikes describes ‘absolute massacre’On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Mi...