Residents observe the damage caused by overnight Israeli bombings on the village of Mayfadoun (Nabatieh), on Sept. 5, 2026. (Credit: Ammar Ammar/AFP)
Having lived through the same scene over and over for two years, Ghada didn’t even have to pack her things before fleeing this time. “We’ve kept a small room east of Saida where we already have everything we need to live in anticipation of another displacement. We don’t even need to pack our bags anymore,” she said by phone from Kfar Roummane, a town close to Nabatieh. At 56, she and her sister have just fled their native village “for the fourth time” since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began in 2023, seeking shelter from another massive and unexpected wave of bombardments by Israeli warplanes overnight from Sunday to Monday. “It was a terrifying night. We woke up in a panic to the sound of explosions and jet fighters filling the sky,” Ghada recalled. “We could hear the bombs and shells falling all around us without knowing...
Having lived through the same scene over and over for two years, Ghada didn’t even have to pack her things before fleeing this time. “We’ve kept a small room east of Saida where we already have everything we need to live in anticipation of another displacement. We don’t even need to pack our bags anymore,” she said by phone from Kfar Roummane, a town close to Nabatieh. At 56, she and her sister have just fled their native village “for the fourth time” since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began in 2023, seeking shelter from another massive and unexpected wave of bombardments by Israeli warplanes overnight from Sunday to Monday. “It was a terrifying night. We woke up in a panic to the sound of explosions and jet fighters filling the sky,” Ghada recalled. “We could hear the bombs and shells falling all around us...
