Foreign domestic workers in Lebanon. (Credit: Joseph Eid/AFP Archives)
The victims likely never imagined losing their lives in the ongoing war when they first set foot in Lebanon, seeking a better future than what awaited them back home. Since Israel's offensive escalated on Sept. 23, more than 2,600 people have been killed in Lebanon, according to Health Ministry figures. While most casualties are Lebanese, others, primarily Syrians and Palestinians, have also died, though not exclusively.Mohammad Nizam, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi worker, was killed on Nov. 3 in an Israeli strike in the area of Galerie Semaan in Hadath, in Beirut's southern suburbs. Beyond this confirmed death, other foreign workers, especially domestic workers, have died in strikes, and not all victims have been identified or their remains repatriated. On Sept. 25, Reuters reported that Anna, described as “a Gambian worker in her...
The victims likely never imagined losing their lives in the ongoing war when they first set foot in Lebanon, seeking a better future than what awaited them back home. Since Israel's offensive escalated on Sept. 23, more than 2,600 people have been killed in Lebanon, according to Health Ministry figures. While most casualties are Lebanese, others, primarily Syrians and Palestinians, have also died, though not exclusively.Mohammad Nizam, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi worker, was killed on Nov. 3 in an Israeli strike in the area of Galerie Semaan in Hadath, in Beirut's southern suburbs. Beyond this confirmed death, other foreign workers, especially domestic workers, have died in strikes, and not all victims have been identified or their remains repatriated. On Sept. 25, Reuters reported that Anna, described as “a Gambian worker in her...