A home destroyed by Israel, in Deir Mimas, south Lebanon, on May 13, 2026. Photo provided by the municipality.
Suddenly, at 5 a.m. Tuesday, the ground in Deir Mimas began to shake. The sound of an explosion jolted Lena awake. Residents of this Christian-majority village in the Marjayoun district have grown used to hearing Israeli bombardments and explosions in nearby towns. But this time, Lena immediately realized that Deir Mimas itself — located within the “yellow line” Israel designated as the limit of its buffer zone — had come under attack.Panic quickly spread through the village. Residents later discovered that an Israeli strike had destroyed the village well and the solar panels powering it, cutting off one of their main sources of potable running water. The attack also leveled an uninhabited four-story residential building owned by the local Greek Orthodox foundation, which contained eight apartments.On Wednesday morning, municipality...
Suddenly, at 5 a.m. Tuesday, the ground in Deir Mimas began to shake. The sound of an explosion jolted Lena awake. Residents of this Christian-majority village in the Marjayoun district have grown used to hearing Israeli bombardments and explosions in nearby towns. But this time, Lena immediately realized that Deir Mimas itself — located within the “yellow line” Israel designated as the limit of its buffer zone — had come under attack.Panic quickly spread through the village. Residents later discovered that an Israeli strike had destroyed the village well and the solar panels powering it, cutting off one of their main sources of potable running water. The attack also leveled an uninhabited four-story residential building owned by the local Greek Orthodox foundation, which contained eight apartments.On Wednesday morning,...
