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AFTERMATH OF WAR

In Lebanon, the delayed start to clearing war debris

Israeli attacks have left at least 32 million tons of debris during 13 months of conflict.

In Lebanon, the delayed start to clearing war debris

Debris litters a residential street in the Basta neighborhood, in the heart of Beirut, on April 2, 2025, several months after deadly Israeli bombings. Illustrative photo by Matthieu Karam/L'Orient-Le Jour

"There is no real reconstruction yet, just a little clearing," Abdelmenhem Choucair, the mayor of Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district, said in a phone interview. With a certain fatalism, Choucair laments the slow pace of work in his community of 8,000 residents, where only a few roads have been cleared amid the "3,000 destroyed homes" during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."The only bulldozer we have belongs to one of the residents, as it is difficult to obtain vehicles from other villages," he explained. "The continuation of enemy aggression does not help at all. Just yesterday [Tuesday, April 8], two people were injured by [Israeli] gunfire while inspecting a destroyed building in the village," he added.Near-daily Israeli attacks in Lebanon, despite a cease-fire in place since Nov. 27, have hindered early...
"There is no real reconstruction yet, just a little clearing," Abdelmenhem Choucair, the mayor of Mais al-Jabal in southern Lebanon’s Marjayoun district, said in a phone interview. With a certain fatalism, Choucair laments the slow pace of work in his community of 8,000 residents, where only a few roads have been cleared amid the "3,000 destroyed homes" during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."The only bulldozer we have belongs to one of the residents, as it is difficult to obtain vehicles from other villages," he explained. "The continuation of enemy aggression does not help at all. Just yesterday [Tuesday, April 8], two people were injured by [Israeli] gunfire while inspecting a destroyed building in the village," he added.Near-daily Israeli attacks in Lebanon, despite a cease-fire in place since Nov. 27, have hindered...
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