Civil society associations in Saida, the capital of southern Lebanon, organized a rubble-clearing campaign on Saturday morning in Sour, which was severely bombed by the Israeli army during the war with Hezbollah.

Under the slogan “From Saida to Sour,” this one-day campaign, which was supported by the municipal councils of both cities, mobilized over 150 young volunteers who were transported to Sour by bus, according to our correspondent Mountasser Abdallah.

The debris collection campaign began at 9 a.m., and the volunteers were assigned to the neighborhoods that had suffered the most destruction. The bags of debris were to be placed in a temporary site until the government decides on a definitive plan for their disposal, adds our correspondent. 

The president of the Solidarity and Development Association, Jamal Chouaib, stressed that the aim was to help the people of Sour in this post-war ordeal. As part of the same campaign, medicines were distributed to a dispensary run by the Federation of Municipalities in the Tyre region.

On Nov. 27, a cease-fire put an end to Israel's war with Hezbollah, which had been going on since Oct. 8, 2023 and had escalated to devastating proportions from Sept. 23 onwards. During the final weeks of the war, the city of Sour had been one of the main targets of the Israeli air force. The question of the rubble resulting from the destruction is currently a real headache in Lebanon.