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" envío a Beirut " by Cruz Roja Española, used under CC BY NC SA Tilt-shift from original

" Acting AAID meets with USAID Foreign Service Nationals " by USAID U.S. Agency for International Development, used under CC BY SA Tilt-shift from original

" Assistance française pour le Liban " by francediplomatie, used under CC BY NC SA

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” IDF troops operate along Israel’s Northern border ” by Israel Defense Forces, used under CC BY SA Tilt-shift from original

Soapkills is an electro band formed in 1997 Beirut, Lebanon by Yasmine Hamdan and Zeid Hamdan (not related) that compose electronic arrangements inspired by classical arabic repertoire. This sound has been described by the French media as "Trip hop à l'orientale."

The band's name was initially that of a song written by Zeid Hamdan, which referred to the  reconstruction of Beirut following the end of the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990): "We thought that at the time, in the context of Beirut being ... you know, reborn, and all the war being wiped clean, we thought, wow, it's shiny and it's awful and it's soap kills. We thought it would be a nice name for a band." The band split in 2005 to pursue solo projects.