Illustration image of where the fighter was sitting in Rmeish's al-Koroom neighborhood, under the almond tree (Credit: Celine Bejjani with artificial intelligence)
He arrives just after sunrise, a little before 7 a.m. on April 22, six days after the cease-fire came into effect.At first, there is nothing remarkable about the man crossing into Rmeish — except that he is walking when most roads to this southern Lebanese village in the Bint Jbeil district have been sealed off by the invading Israeli army. Dust clings to his clothes. He leans on a stick to steady his steps, a bag slung over his shoulder, and beneath his black T-shirt, a wound that has gone untreated for nearly a week. His pace is slow, uneven, as if every step is negotiated with pain.He came from the valley between Yaroun and Ain Ibl, having walked for days at least 10 kilometers from the ruins of Bint Jbeil — one of the fiercest battlegrounds of Israel’s latest war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Rmeish, a village of roughly 6,000 residents,...
He arrives just after sunrise, a little before 7 a.m. on April 22, six days after the cease-fire came into effect.At first, there is nothing remarkable about the man crossing into Rmeish — except that he is walking when most roads to this southern Lebanese village in the Bint Jbeil district have been sealed off by the invading Israeli army. Dust clings to his clothes. He leans on a stick to steady his steps, a bag slung over his shoulder, and beneath his black T-shirt, a wound that has gone untreated for nearly a week. His pace is slow, uneven, as if every step is negotiated with pain.He came from the valley between Yaroun and Ain Ibl, having walked for days at least 10 kilometers from the ruins of Bint Jbeil — one of the fiercest battlegrounds of Israel’s latest war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Rmeish, a village of roughly 6,000...
One of the most powerful human stories I’ve read. The people of Rmeish tried to rescue him despite threats from the Israeli army . A heartbreaking dilemma of risking 7,000 lives for one wounded man. In the end, he made the painful but right choice to surrender. The Christians of the South chose not to abandon their villages, land, and homes. This is a different kind of courage , it's peaceful resistance.
12 May 2026 12:56