It would be contrary to the mission of the hotel program to end it "just when the funds became available, " Justice Chan wrote.

WSJ: Judge Orders Hotel Shelters to Stay Open

Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mokdad met representatives of the U.N. mission staying at the hotel and said later that they were unscathed in the blast, and expressed his government's pride that not a single member of the U.N. mission has been harmed since the start of their mandate in late April.

WSJ: Syria Sends Shocks Through Lebanon, Mideast

In one case study, the report found that in one zip code in the Mission, 52% of Airbnb guests visited the Mission, while just 17% of hotel guests visited the same area.

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