The August 4 bombing exposed the hidden and demonstrated the fragility of the Lebanese state and its inability to carry out its most basic duties in protecting its people. The negligence of those concerned was evident after the catastrophe that occurred in the center of Beirut, as many problems were triggered, the most prominent of which was the file of buildings that are in danger of collapse, knowing that this problem predates the date of the bombing by several years, but the state is in complete absence.