‘We don’t want a cease-fire; we want the war to end’

This morning, Nawal*, originally from Kfar Kila, went out to sell her daughter’s gold earrings to fill up her car with fuel. Tomorrow, she hopes to drive south. Even if a cease-fire is reached, she knows she won’t be able to return home. The terms of the agreement between Lebanon and Israel might not allow it for several weeks. And, in any case, her house has been destroyed. But the mother of three can’t wait any longer. She’s ready to do whatever it takes to get closer to her land. “All I want is to leave here… I’d rather sleep in a car,” she says, sitting in a school in Beirut’s Verdun neighborhood. Around her, her family is busy packing their belongings. If all goes well, they’ll leave at 6 a.m. tomorrow. Read more Is a cease-fire imminent? The devil is in the details Among the million displaced by the late-September Israeli...