All the Beirut news.

The gun battle I wrote about earlier resulted in Hezbollah taking control of the area around Hariri's palace in Koreitem. They didn't storm the palace, but they control entry and exit.

There are Hezbollah members all over Hamra, and also Amal and SSNP militamen running around all over the place. The SSNP is putting flags up all over the streets of Hamra.

There are shell casings all over, and scars of battles on many buildings: broken windows, holes in walls.

Some people are walking in the streets.