People walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli air and ground offensive in the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab (Bint Jbeil) on 27 January 2025. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
BEIRUT — Since Jan. 26, the day the terms of the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel were meant to be fulfilled, headlines in Lebanon have become a tally of more lives lost: 10, 15, 20, 22... Southerners adamant that they would return to their villages despite the Israeli army's failure to fully withdraw by the agreed-upon 60-day deadline.On Tuesday, the number killed by the Israeli army reached 26, with over 134 injured, some in critical condition. That same day, Israel's request to extend the window of its occupation in the South until Feb. 18 was granted. Israeli soldiers shot at women, children, and a rescuer while he was performing his humanitarian duties. A mother and a father were both shot in front of their children.The Public Health Ministry's Emergency Health Operations Center confirmed that the deaths occurred due to...
BEIRUT — Since Jan. 26, the day the terms of the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel were meant to be fulfilled, headlines in Lebanon have become a tally of more lives lost: 10, 15, 20, 22... Southerners adamant that they would return to their villages despite the Israeli army's failure to fully withdraw by the agreed-upon 60-day deadline.On Tuesday, the number killed by the Israeli army reached 26, with over 134 injured, some in critical condition. That same day, Israel's request to extend the window of its occupation in the South until Feb. 18 was granted. Israeli soldiers shot at women, children, and a rescuer while he was performing his humanitarian duties. A mother and a father were both shot in front of their children.The Public Health Ministry's Emergency Health Operations Center confirmed that the deaths occurred due...
