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The assassination of the former Communist Party leader George Hawi in Beirut, 19 days after the assassination of journalist Samir Kassir and using the same method, can be viewed as achieving two goals. First, targeting Hawi aims to prove the absence of stability in Lebanon and stir confusion in the country.

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