A person sits on the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Sept. 27 Israeli strikes that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the Haret Hreik neighborhood, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on Sept. 29, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
Since the escalation of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, Israel turned Beirut’s southern suburb into a living hell, to the point that it seems more and more evident that its objectives are not only military. The same macabre ritual has been taking place every single night. Israel has been relentlessly bombing the capital’s southern suburb. In the early hours of the morning, clouds of smoke billow from the buildings hit the day before. Displaced people return to see the extent of the destruction or to collect belongings — under the rubble, a stuffed toy here, a school notebook there. Everyone knows that the lull will be short-lived. And in the evening, the torture will resume. Since the expansion of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon on Sept. 23, and even more so since the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah four days...
Since the escalation of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, Israel turned Beirut’s southern suburb into a living hell, to the point that it seems more and more evident that its objectives are not only military. The same macabre ritual has been taking place every single night. Israel has been relentlessly bombing the capital’s southern suburb. In the early hours of the morning, clouds of smoke billow from the buildings hit the day before. Displaced people return to see the extent of the destruction or to collect belongings — under the rubble, a stuffed toy here, a school notebook there. Everyone knows that the lull will be short-lived. And in the evening, the torture will resume. Since the expansion of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon on Sept. 23, and even more so since the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah four...
