The ochre lands of Majdal Selm. Before the war. (Credit: Tanya Melhem)
Majdal Selm, a village in southern Lebanon less than six kilometers from the Israeli border, has been regularly targeted by Israeli strikes and artillery fire during the latest war, causing extensive damage to its infrastructure. The town, in the Bint Jbeil district, had already been heavily destroyed by the Israeli army during the 2024 war.And on Friday, April 17 — the first day of the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon — a teenager was killed by unexploded Israeli munitions left behind in the town.For its residents and those originally from there, the village was above all a place of reunions, at a grandmother's house, with loved ones returning from abroad to spend their vacations there.'If I had to describe Majdal Selm in one word, it would be ‘mom’'Yana, 25, lives in Paris, where she is looking for a job. Majdal Selm...
Majdal Selm, a village in southern Lebanon less than six kilometers from the Israeli border, has been regularly targeted by Israeli strikes and artillery fire during the latest war, causing extensive damage to its infrastructure. The town, in the Bint Jbeil district, had already been heavily destroyed by the Israeli army during the 2024 war.And on Friday, April 17 — the first day of the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon — a teenager was killed by unexploded Israeli munitions left behind in the town.For its residents and those originally from there, the village was above all a place of reunions, at a grandmother's house, with loved ones returning from abroad to spend their vacations there.'If I had to describe Majdal Selm in one word, it would be ‘mom’'Yana, 25, lives in Paris, where she is looking for a job....