{"id":17172,"date":"2026-03-13T03:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/a-blast-across-the-valley-black-smoke-over-the-hills-and-the-wounded-arrive\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T03:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T03:40:54","slug":"a-blast-across-the-valley-black-smoke-over-the-hills-and-the-wounded-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/a-blast-across-the-valley-black-smoke-over-the-hills-and-the-wounded-arrive\/","title":{"rendered":"A blast across the valley, black smoke over the hills \u2013 and the wounded arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"sc-6c4043fd-0 eKWkVq sc-13344c9c-2 jwvfKN\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 ikojFo\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 tyHWF\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"45.944413250983\">\n<p>B<strong>eirut:<\/strong> The young farmworker heard no warning when a blast tore through his group of farmhands in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Now he lies in a hospital ward in the nearest town, trying to survive the war unleashed across the Middle East when missiles slammed into Iran less than two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Hussein, 20, is a Syrian who sought a life in a rural area of Lebanon with others from his home country. He is one of about a dozen Syrian workers who were targeted by the Israel Defence Forces while unloading poultry from a truck at a chicken farm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were working when the jets struck. It was at six in the evening,&rdquo; he says from his hospital bed. &ldquo;Two of my friends were martyred, the rest are still alive. And I don&rsquo;t know why we were targeted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.173%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.173%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.173%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.173%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Medical director Dr Alchafii Fouani (right) at al-Najdah Hospital in Nabatiyeh, receiving patients injured in Israeli airstrikes.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.173,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_2,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.173%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.173%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_2%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e1b8d4f8e697a51f74048a86573b92e566b25d6f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Medical director Dr Alchafii Fouani (right) at al-Najdah Hospital in Nabatiyeh, receiving patients injured in Israeli airstrikes.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Hussein has shrapnel wounds to his chest, right leg and right arm. His doctor says he will recover. But he is another victim of the violence that is spreading through the region and bringing danger to the world.<\/p>\n<p>We are at al-Najdah Hospital in Nabatiyeh, close to where Hussein and his friends were attacked in the village of Yohmor al-Shaqif, which is within 20 kilometres of the borders of both Israel and Syria. The threat of war is all around us: the streets are empty, the shops are closed and dogs roam the pavements, their owners nowhere in sight.<\/p>\n<p>The medical director of this hospital, Alchafii Fouani, says the district is home to 200,000 people but now has fewer than 15,000. Amid the evacuation, however, the casualties still mount because some families cannot bear to leave. Fouani says up to 20 patients are rushed to the hospital each day after drone and missile strikes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"44\">\n<p>&ldquo;There are no light injuries, they are all heavy,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Most of them die, and for the others, the injuries are quite heavy.&rdquo; He talks of missiles destroying large homes and trapping occupants with serious wounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A 96-year-old patient in the ICU at al-Najdah Hospital.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.147,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2c2c94829acd46095b2f618142805c4267b39bc5 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A 96-year-old patient in the ICU at al-Najdah Hospital.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the Syrian workers were as young as 13 or 14, says Fouani. Two died and 13 others were injured &ndash; and the survivors were left on the farm for six hours while emergency workers waited to reach them. They were only recovered after urgent calls between Israel, Lebanon and international agencies to allow the ambulances into the area.<\/p>\n<p>On the third day of the war, says Fouani, a father died in a strike on his house. His wife survived with their son, 4, and their daughter, 1. &ldquo;For some of them, they prefer to stay in their homes,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;They have no money to spend for rent elsewhere. And some of them have no cars to leave the area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A commercial and residential building in Bachoura District in central Beirut is hit by one of three Israeli air strikes. An evacuation warning was given by the Israeli military one hour beforehand.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.149,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.149%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_14\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e71e5a5a33d82c1cf918db1cb9c7b5838cf05708 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A commercial and residential building in Bachoura District in central Beirut is hit by one of three Israeli air strikes. An evacuation warning was given by the Israeli military one hour beforehand.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>An explosion erupts and the doctor pauses. We go to the window to see black smoke rising behind the hills across a small valley. It looks to be four or five kilometres away. Fouani watches quietly; he knows the ambulances will be on their way.<\/p>\n<p>The first one arrives within 20 minutes. A Nissan van pulls up and reverses into the emergency bay, followed soon by four others. Some patients are taken into the hospital out of public view, but others make their own way inside. An elderly woman walks with assistance from a van to the casualty ward, followed by an old man in a black cap. A tall ambulance worker in a black bulletproof vest carries a young girl wearing pink sandals and holding her teddy bear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"46.28584861307\">\n<p>Here, in what is thought to be the safest place in the district, staff and residents stand near the hospital entrance to watch the airstrikes. One man points out what he saw while we were inside: &ldquo;Here, and here, and here, and here.&rdquo; Four strikes. Then there is a low rumble. It is a fifth strike, this one more distant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.199%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.199%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.199%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.199%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Civil Defence ambulance officer carries a young girl as she and her family are brought to the hospital after an Israeli airstrike hit a building near their home. \" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.199,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.199%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.199%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_5\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/070c7ac8914089a9b5e321e1e69db7a5606f230b 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A Civil Defence ambulance officer carries a young girl as she and her family are brought to the hospital after an Israeli airstrike hit a building near their home. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There is no surprise and no public grief. One man tells us he thinks the attacks are timed for late afternoon on most days, when families gather for iftar, the meal served at sunset to end the daily fast during Ramadan. It is Wednesday afternoon; it seems just another day in what could be a long war.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in northern Israel, families shelter from rockets and drones being launched from Lebanon. The Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, loyal to Tehran and its brand of Shiite Islam, began sending rockets and drones into Israel on March 2 to show solidarity with Iran. On Wednesday alone, say Israeli authorities, Hezbollah fired 200 rockets and 20 drones into Israel. A house was destroyed by a missile in Moshav Haniel, in central Israel. Hundreds of thousands of people took shelter.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lebanon\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_2.118,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_2.118%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/dfdf5aa22a6ff674d342bfdacae9fb3411a5a8b250e0e33ca440f6ed60d15ea0 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Determined to smash Hezbollah after decades of conflict, the Israel Defence Forces fly surveillance drones over neighbourhoods across Lebanon. They send attack drones in the night to target Hezbollah leaders, and order jets into the air to pound neighbourhoods with missiles.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll in Lebanon increases each day. It now stands at 687, at least, according to the latest statement from the Lebanese government about the deaths since March 2. This includes 98 children and 52 women. In all the conflict across the region, from drone strikes on Dubai to the attacks on ships and the closure of airports, the conflict in Lebanon now has the grim status of being the deadliest outside Iran itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"47\">\n<p>The nurses of Nabatiyeh, working at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital, witness the devastation. &ldquo;One day, we were actually picking up pieces of a human, the parts from little children and babies, totally torn apart,&rdquo; says Hassan Baz, the supervisor and disaster manager at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>We are standing near the burns unit of the hospital, where two patients are being treated after being caught in the flames from an Israeli attack. Most patients are transferred to specialists in Beirut, where they will undergo skin grafts. The task at this hospital is to offer immediate treatment and prepare patients for their recovery away from the fighting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.146%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.146%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.146%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.146%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emergency supervisor Ali Omeis (left) and emergency &amp; disaster manager Hassan Baz (right) at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatiyeh.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.146,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_5,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.146%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.146%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/435bd0d6349e46aa791cbefbe29afb7787ae2fb2 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Emergency supervisor Ali Omeis (left) and emergency &amp; disaster manager Hassan Baz (right) at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatiyeh.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One man, however, cannot be moved. He lies in a coma after suffering smoke and chemical inhalation. He has been in a coma for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absolutely, definitely, these are war crimes,&rdquo; Baz says. &ldquo;The attacks are targeting civilians, families, children, women. They are not targeting fighters. Many of the families tried to leave, but they couldn&rsquo;t find places to shelter, so they came back to live in their houses. And they are being targeted and killed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man, who has been in a coma for 10 days from chemical and smoke inhalation from an Israeli airstrike, is treated in the intensive care unit at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatiyeh.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.136,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a65ba38bcc528a2bf76eb84715920eccf93f44d8 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A man, who has been in a coma for 10 days from chemical and smoke inhalation from an Israeli airstrike, is treated in the intensive care unit at the Nabih Berri Governmental University Hospital in Nabatiyeh.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another nurse, emergency supervisor Ali Omeis, says this hospital has treated 65 cases of second-degree burns. He has reached a disturbing conclusion about the weapons being used against civilians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"36.467315716273\">\n<p>&ldquo;Most of the cases are phosphorus,&rdquo; Omeis says. He is referring to the chemical that is added to bombs and missiles to ignite when combined with oxygen, setting fire to targets and magnifying the damage from each strike. It is illegal to use white phosphorus in populated areas because of international agreements to avoid civilian harm.<\/p>\n<p>Omeis says he knows phosphorus is being used. There is the smell, for one thing. And there is the colour and nature of the wounds. &ldquo;The burns occur only when phosphorus bombs are used, or other chemicals cause fire,&rdquo; he says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents look across the narrow street at an apartment building in the Aisha Bakkar area in central Beirut that was hit by an Israeli airstrike, killing four people. \" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.147,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.147%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9dfa1cb20eb03001a58737e6190cf1fbf4ba3a53 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Residents look across the narrow street at an apartment building in the Aisha Bakkar area in central Beirut that was hit by an Israeli airstrike, killing four people. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is direct testimony about the war &ndash; and it tallies with other analysis. Human Rights Watch, a non-government organisation, says it has verified eight images that show airburst white phosphorus munitions being deployed in southern Lebanon on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Israeli military&rsquo;s unlawful use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians,&rdquo; said Ramzi Kaiss, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Israeli military says it is unaware and cannot &#8203;confirm the use of shells that contained white phosphorus in Lebanon. As the war goes on, the anxiety about the weapons will only increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"171.05617977528\">\n<p>One feature of this war is beyond dispute: the attacks are intensifying by the day. Whatever is said in the White House about the purpose of the war on Iran, and whatever Trump claims about how soon the strikes on Tehran will end, the battle between Israel and Hezbollah is a lasting enmity that will not end soon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emergency services sweep debris at an apartment building in the Aisha Bakkar area in central Beirut that was hit by an Israeli airstrike.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.154,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.154%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_9\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/245b6fd8dee5ba6389d55a7010ec8aa1a2b27357 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Emergency services sweep debris at an apartment building in the Aisha Bakkar area in central Beirut that was hit by an Israeli airstrike.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man takes a photo of a damaged apartment building in Aisha Bakkar. \" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.136,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f798b62a8320747ca522b54838dff8f0cbb0a6bc 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A man takes a photo of a damaged apartment building in Aisha Bakkar. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That means civilians wait in the sure knowledge that an airstrike will come. In the ancient city of Tyre, also known by its Arabic name of Sour, residents at the old port share warnings about an impending strike after the IDF issues an alert. Some walk out to the sea wall, next to the fishing fleet in the harbour, to find a safe distance from the city across the bay.<\/p>\n<p>First, we hear the low roar of the jets. The aircraft are rarely seen, and the missiles are too fast for the naked eye at a distance. The first proof of the attack is a plume of smoke above the buildings behind the beach. Then comes the sound of the explosion. Then, the rise of a thick, black cloud that drifts over the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Destroyed residential buildings in the Abbassiyeh district in Tyre.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.139,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_3,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.139%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_3%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ce45c70e5e18f809cbd7db217e65d3bc44b58227 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Destroyed residential buildings in the Abbassiyeh district in Tyre.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the airstrike is over, a young couple walk back along the sea wall; the woman is visibly distressed at what is happening to her country.<\/p>\n<p>With every strike, Israel demonstrates the power to bring Lebanon to its knees. The tempo is quickening in response to the volley of strikes from Hezbollah into Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could widen the target list if he chose to inflict even greater pain on civilians. His message to the government of Lebanon is simple: disarm Hezbollah, or we will punish you.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tyre is an ancient city also known by its Arabic name of Sour.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.136,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a6debaa7c225f019331281595fb1e25841d77c57 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Tyre is an ancient city also known by its Arabic name of Sour.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the hills above the Mediterranean, a woman stands in the rubble of a family home and tells us what she thinks of Israel and this war. Um Qassem, 55, is grieving her brother, who died in an airstrike here the previous day, and she is praying for her nephew, whose body lies somewhere beneath the broken concrete and twisted metal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not about the calamity of what&rsquo;s happening, like this destruction of houses,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the resistance. It comes from inside. It comes from the need to protect the dignity and honour of the people.&rdquo; She means the resistance to Israel &ndash; the same cause that has driven Hezbollah for decades.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Um Qassem at the bomb site where authorities are still searching for her nephew following an Israeli airstrike on Ghaziyeh on March 8.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.158,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.158%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_12\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/beabc17e2ea6f227a98887419cb3f44d9cb0f243 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Um Qassem at the bomb site where authorities are still searching for her nephew following an Israeli airstrike on Ghaziyeh on March 8.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are in Ghaziyeh, just south of Sidon, the Old Testament city known in Arabic as Sayda. Workers operate an excavator to clear debris, while flames rise from some of the broken furniture. This was the home of four brothers, one of whom died in the blast. Six displaced people from southern Lebanon were staying, including three sisters. Two of the sisters lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p>There is no time for sorrow when there is so much anger. Um Qassem is burning with fury over the attacks on the Shiite Muslims of Lebanon. She talks of the 1982 invasion when Israeli forces overran the country and came to the edge of Beirut, and she says she remembers being denied the right to say &ldquo;Allahu akbar&rdquo; in the mosques.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Local authorities stand amongst the debris following an Israeli airstrike in Ghaziyeh on March 8.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.136,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e4140e8a304615e8ec4c73339640f8c164dfb75f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Local authorities stand amongst the debris following an Israeli airstrike in Ghaziyeh on March 8.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not fighting for Iran,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;We are fighting for ourselves, for our honour, for our dignity. If anyone would attack us, I want my husband and my son to go and fight to defend our dignity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Others share this righteous anger in response to the escalating attacks of the past two weeks. In a shelter for people who have fled their homes, a woman tells us she will send her son to war if Israel does not stop. Others talk of resistance. Every attack from one side deepens the grievances that trigger attacks in reply.<\/p>\n<p>The dust from the explosion covers the lemon tree in the neighbouring yard, turning its leaves grey. The windows are shattered in most of the nearby buildings, and some are partially destroyed. Two brothers, Zaher and Samer al-Nassar, have already begun reconstruction on their home next door.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Samer al-Nassar sits in front of a portrait of his father in his home that was damaged when his neighbour&rsquo;s house was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Ghaziyeh on March 8.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.138,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.138%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/588d8e03b39e7abacf723d55657fe3cf6edbb2cb 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Samer al-Nassar sits in front of a portrait of his father in his home that was damaged when his neighbour&rsquo;s house was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Ghaziyeh on March 8.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A labourer repairs the Nassars&rsquo; home.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.136,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.136%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a7f10f6a41dd51b8980e1e2c0c6135a024c04aa 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A labourer repairs the Nassars&rsquo; home.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Kate Geraghty<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The young man beneath the rubble is Mustafa, who ran a small store in the district. One neighbour, Mohammed Ali Ghaddar, 26, cannot believe that his childhood friend is gone. &ldquo;He was about to get engaged in five days,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the most pure person I&rsquo;ve ever known. He&rsquo;s super calm, doesn&rsquo;t do any trouble.&rdquo; Mustafa was asked to sleep over at the Ghaddar family house on the night before the airstrike, but wanted to stay home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a residential area,&rdquo; says a municipal worker visiting the destroyed home. There is no evacuation order here, but death visits anyway. About 80 per cent of the people in this neighbourhood have fled.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7884%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7884%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7884%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7884%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Heartbreak in Beirut\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.7884,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7884%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7884%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_110\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/974dd5649417b14108f36d6e2c12351bb13ea733 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The strain on Lebanon is immense. The government says more than 800,000 people are now registered as displaced, while 120,000 are now living in shelters. What the official statistics do not show is the number of families living in tents, or merely on synthetic blankets, on the streets of Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>Every attack compounds the pressure on the government to act against Hezbollah, but the national army lacks the strength to control a militia that operates almost as a separate state, tied to Iran. In its regional strongholds, such as the south of Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley in the east, Hezbollah intensifies its fight against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon has to manage the differences between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Alawites, Druze and Christians, including Maronites, Armenians and Greek Orthodox. Every community suffers while Hezbollah and Israel wage a new phase of a conflict that goes back decades.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, a Maronite and former army general, criticises Hezbollah for attacking Israel but seems unable to stop it. French President Emmanuel Macron tries to support Lebanon by warning Hezbollah to stop the rocket strikes. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is offering to help Lebanon stop Hezbollah. Netanyahu is intent on destroying the militia once and for all.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 EmFFd\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 ePqZbx\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3178%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3178%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3178%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3178%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passers-by walk near the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.3178,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3178%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3178%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_977\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f4f69d4357159fa80c044968d442d6d0e605c55d 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It is no exaggeration to say that many fear a new outbreak of civil war if the government tries to move against Hezbollah in concert with neighbours &ndash; including Syria &ndash; and with approval from Israel. The cost of stopping the strikes from outside the country may be a violent breach of the delicate balance inside.<\/p>\n<p>There is also the prospect of an Israeli ground invasion across the border into Lebanon in the area bordering Syria, reprising the violence of the 1980s. With every airstrike, Israel is telling the people of Lebanon that it will keep battering cities and towns &ndash; and even chicken farms &ndash; to eliminate Hezbollah and stop the rockets that threaten the communities of northern Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In al-Najdah Hospital in Nabatiyeh, in a ward near the young farmhand, an old man lies on a hospital bed. Some have died, he tells this masthead, and some have had their homes destroyed. &ldquo;The war is targeting all people,&rdquo; he says.<\/p>\n<p>In Lebanon today, nobody can feel safe.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>A blast across the valley, black smoke over the hills &ndash; and the wounded arrive<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Beirut: The young farmworker heard no warning when a blast tore through his group of farmhands in southern Lebanon on Sunday. 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