Residents of Kfar Kila gather on a road leading to this village in the Marjayoun district, Jan. 27, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
In southern Lebanon, 'the day after' has not occurred... At least, not as the residents of the border villages anticipated, eyeing the expiration of the 60 days set by the cease-fire agreement of last November, and the expected withdrawal of the Israeli army from the remaining occupied areas, to be replaced by the Lebanese troops.But Tel Aviv decided otherwise, announcing, just days before the deadline, its desire to obtain an extension of several weeks, officially accepted on Monday, Jan. 27 by Beirut following a bloody Sunday. Faced with the rush of residents trying to return to their ruined homes, Israeli forces did not hesitate to use force, resulting in 24 deaths and 124 injuries, according to the Health Ministry, along with two more killed and 17 injured on Monday.In the districts of Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil, where Israeli...
In southern Lebanon, 'the day after' has not occurred... At least, not as the residents of the border villages anticipated, eyeing the expiration of the 60 days set by the cease-fire agreement of last November, and the expected withdrawal of the Israeli army from the remaining occupied areas, to be replaced by the Lebanese troops.But Tel Aviv decided otherwise, announcing, just days before the deadline, its desire to obtain an extension of several weeks, officially accepted on Monday, Jan. 27 by Beirut following a bloody Sunday. Faced with the rush of residents trying to return to their ruined homes, Israeli forces did not hesitate to use force, resulting in 24 deaths and 124 injuries, according to the Health Ministry, along with two more killed and 17 injured on Monday.In the districts of Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil, where...