A Lebanese Army vehicle in southern Lebanon on Nov. 28. (Credit: Lucile Wassermann)
A few people walked through downtown Marjayoun on Thursday, Nov. 28. Most shops were closed. Only a small grocery store remained open. Every 10 minutes, Lebanese Army vehicles arrived at the roundabout. “Only the army, and no one else,” one man said. Unlike other towns in the South, Marjayoun had not seen a complete withdrawal of Lebanese troops during the recent conflict. But Wednesday evening, as the 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon began, the arrival of additional tanks was met with enthusiasm. Residents of other villages like Qlaya celebrated the soldiers' return by throwing rice. Under the cease-fire agreement, troops will gradually deploy south of the Litani River as the Israeli army withdraws, in accordance with U.N. Resolution 1701. Read also In Lebanon, songs of victory sung across fields of rubble “I felt like...
A few people walked through downtown Marjayoun on Thursday, Nov. 28. Most shops were closed. Only a small grocery store remained open. Every 10 minutes, Lebanese Army vehicles arrived at the roundabout. “Only the army, and no one else,” one man said. Unlike other towns in the South, Marjayoun had not seen a complete withdrawal of Lebanese troops during the recent conflict. But Wednesday evening, as the 60-day cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon began, the arrival of additional tanks was met with enthusiasm. Residents of other villages like Qlaya celebrated the soldiers' return by throwing rice. Under the cease-fire agreement, troops will gradually deploy south of the Litani River as the Israeli army withdraws, in accordance with U.N. Resolution 1701. Read also In Lebanon, songs of victory sung across fields of rubble “I felt...
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