@skinster
There is no evidence Hezbollah are responsible for this explosion and they didn't control port 12.
The people just arrested over the case, Badri Daher, Rafeq Mer'i, hassan Qraitem, along with 16 others, almost all are appointed by Hezbollah or its allies.
Hezbollah controls the security in the port and has its own security.
The gate is even named by Hezbollah, The Fatima gate.
It's so much of a given that Hezbollah controls that section of the port that whenever the media discusses it they just skip over this part because everyone knows that's under Hezbollah's control.
And regarding the material, it's their material. They've been using it before, they threatened to use it, and multiple intellegince agencies flagged that specific location and hangers regarding it.
Whether it's an attack or an accident, they're the ones who put it there and hold full responsibility.
As some in Lebanon blame Hezbollah, there is great sentiment there that Israel is responsible for the explosion
That "great" sentiment is only because you choose to ignore everyone in Lebanon and focus on those handfuls of Hezbollah and Baath propagandists and what they're saying.
Israel has a history of attacking weapons depots of countries it considers enemies as it has been doing in Syria every other week as well as in Lebanon, so this being a thing isn't so far-fetched. But again, we have no evidence for who is responsible, if this explosion was not due to negligence.
Regardless of the cause, Hezbollah holds full responsibility as they're the ones who put it there.
Just because you don't care about Palestinians, doesn't mean other Lebanese people don't. The fact that Lebanon has so many Palestinian (and Syrian) refugees suggests people in Lebanon care about them.
Everyone is sick and tired of hearing about Palestine, it's an excuse.
And if you actually did follow on this issue, you'd know most parties and factions want them out.
There were protests against Macron during his visit to Beirut too.
A handful of Hezbollah thugs going around raising Hezbollah and SSNP flags doesn't count as protests.
EDIT:
Also, the cloud following the explosion was red. I thought it's weird at first, so I looked up Ammonium nitrate explosions, they don't leave red clouds.
Red clouds are left by scud missiles.
@JohnRawls
Although if you REALLY want to modernise the country and the economy then you will have to do something with the tribes. While it is a helpful factor right now, it will be a detrimental factor in the long term. Tribes will bread corruption and incompetence in the end, the same way your current government does. The difference is just how it is/will be done and that currently tribes just look better than your government.(This doesn't mean that they don't bread corruption and incompetence though) While Tribes might look more competent right now, if you are going to try to implement real change than some kind of change will need to happen in the structure or participation of the tribes in both economical and political aspects of life. This is really important because otherwise you will either reach the same corrupt/incompetent government or a larger political fracture within the country along the tribal lines.
True, this is why the Baalbek council was established to begin with, to start decaying these tribal structures.
The problem is there were no bigger national structures for this integration to happen with, only recently has the movement started picking up steam.
Most tribal leaders are already on board and view this as an essential step towards re-integrating the Beqa' with the coast and the mountain after nearly 50 years of near full autonomy and separation.
However, as long as the current political system is in place, nothing will change; Not only do the tribes not trust the state, but the corrupt political class doesn't want the integration as it would tip the balance of powers against them.
The current political elites were almost entirely born out of militias that were integrated into the state army, this is why they can easily move a good portion of the armed forces to their will regardless of the law; Integrating tribal forces into the state army would effectively destroy their monopoly on power, and since the tribes are highly mixed, the sectarian structures they keep pushing will fall apart as well.