Many of those who stayed behind during the war between Hezbollah and Israel were fishermen.
Israel forbade them from entering the water within 50 kilometers of the border — just south of Saida — so they threw dynamite at schools of fish that came close to the docks or cast nets from the pier.
Southern Lebanon’s chronically struggling fishing community, which lost eight of its own to Israeli aggression during the war, is as sidelined as ever as fishermen finally return to the sea.
Many of those who stayed behind during the war between Hezbollah and Israel were fishermen.Israel forbade them from entering the water within 50 kilometers of the border — just south of Saida — so they threw dynamite at schools of fish that came close to the docks or cast nets from the pier.Southern Lebanon’s chronically struggling fishing community, which lost eight of its own to Israeli aggression during the war, is as sidelined as ever as fishermen finally return to the sea. View this post on Instagram A post shared by L'Orient Today (@lorienttoday) ...