Photos of Zawtar Sharqieh and Gharbieh. I(mages provided by Nemer Yaghi and by Wissarb under a Creative Commons license)
A photo circulates of an Israeli occupation soldier preparing coffee on the banks of the Litani River. In the opposing narratives being promoted by Israel and Hezbollah since the re-escalation of the war on March 2, the recent photos published by the Israeli army, showing its soldiers invading southern Lebanon and crossing the river, matter. After an initial failed attempt, Israeli troops did indeed cross the Rubicon a few days ago, during a thrust between the occupied village of Deir Siryan (Marjayoun) and the river’s northern bank, toward Zawtar Sharqieh (Nabatieh).Heavily shelled by Israeli aircraft and artillery since last week, like its neighbor Zawtar Gharbieh, the village, which is usually home to 6,000 residents, is now completely deserted. "We do not know whether they [the Israelis] are still there or whether they have...
A photo circulates of an Israeli occupation soldier preparing coffee on the banks of the Litani River. In the opposing narratives being promoted by Israel and Hezbollah since the re-escalation of the war on March 2, the recent photos published by the Israeli army, showing its soldiers invading southern Lebanon and crossing the river, matter. After an initial failed attempt, Israeli troops did indeed cross the Rubicon a few days ago, during a thrust between the occupied village of Deir Siryan (Marjayoun) and the river’s northern bank, toward Zawtar Sharqieh (Nabatieh).Heavily shelled by Israeli aircraft and artillery since last week, like its neighbor Zawtar Gharbieh, the village, which is usually home to 6,000 residents, is now completely deserted. "We do not know whether they [the Israelis] are still there or whether they have...
