Rescuers inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Sour on March 2, 2026. (Credit: KAWNAT HAJU/AFP)
It is an endless cycle. Displaced people scattered in the streets. Cars packed with belongings grabbed in haste before fleeing.Those same schools reopening their doors yet again to shelter families. In the photo album, the images appear almost identical to those of September 2024. But upon closer inspection, the captions are quite different: the nearly unanimous solidarity with "the resistance" has been replaced by anger against an escalation seen as both “pointless and suicidal.”Near Martyrs’ Square, in a Beirut still reeling from the night’s explosions, the K* family waits, sitting on the edge of a storefront with the shutter pulled down.The scene highlights deep divisions within the same clan, as unwavering loyalty to Hezbollah collides with harsh reality. More on the dynamics Did Hezbollah fire rockets from south of the...
It is an endless cycle. Displaced people scattered in the streets. Cars packed with belongings grabbed in haste before fleeing.Those same schools reopening their doors yet again to shelter families. In the photo album, the images appear almost identical to those of September 2024. But upon closer inspection, the captions are quite different: the nearly unanimous solidarity with "the resistance" has been replaced by anger against an escalation seen as both “pointless and suicidal.”Near Martyrs’ Square, in a Beirut still reeling from the night’s explosions, the K* family waits, sitting on the edge of a storefront with the shutter pulled down.The scene highlights deep divisions within the same clan, as unwavering loyalty to Hezbollah collides with harsh reality. More on the dynamics Did Hezbollah fire rockets from south...
