Hassan Malak, originally from Beit Lif, from the city of Tibnin where he is displaced, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient-Le Jour)
The Malak family’s home village of Beit Lif, near the Israeli border, is just 12 kilometers away from where they're currently staying — close, yet unreachable. Despite the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel that took effect on Nov. 27, Ali Malak, his wife, Zeinab, and their son, Hassan, remain stranded in Tibnin. Israeli forces still occupy many border villages, and their spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, regularly warns residents of about 60 villages via social media platform X not to return. Tibnin sits just outside the restricted zone.While waiting for the Israeli withdrawal deadline of Jan. 26, set by the cease-fire agreement, the Malak family does what they can. Ali has been fixing up the home of relatives where they’re staying, 22-year-old Hassan runs through the sloped streets to prepare for his General Security entrance...
The Malak family’s home village of Beit Lif, near the Israeli border, is just 12 kilometers away from where they're currently staying — close, yet unreachable. Despite the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel that took effect on Nov. 27, Ali Malak, his wife, Zeinab, and their son, Hassan, remain stranded in Tibnin. Israeli forces still occupy many border villages, and their spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, regularly warns residents of about 60 villages via social media platform X not to return. Tibnin sits just outside the restricted zone.While waiting for the Israeli withdrawal deadline of Jan. 26, set by the cease-fire agreement, the Malak family does what they can. Ali has been fixing up the home of relatives where they’re staying, 22-year-old Hassan runs through the sloped streets to prepare for his General Security...
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