A prefab installed in Zawtar Gharbiyeh, in the Nabatieh region, on Sept. 22, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
It was a four-story family building in Zawtar Gharbieh. Four apartments housing two generations, with a veranda and surrounded by olive trees. About ten years to complete, in part thanks to the pension of Ghassan Fakih who had served 23 years in the Lebanese Army. During the latest war that re-escalated on March 2, Israel completely obliterated it. On this flattened plot, a prefab of about 25 square meters has been installed. Inside, there's a kitchenette right next to the toilet. Read more First prefabricated houses delivered to Zawtar Gharbieh "Like everyone else here, I lost my house," says the man in his sixties. Ghassan doesn't complain, but the tears he holds back give him away. He plans to bring his things to settle in one of the two bedrooms with his wife. The other will host his son and daughter-in-law....
It was a four-story family building in Zawtar Gharbieh. Four apartments housing two generations, with a veranda and surrounded by olive trees. About ten years to complete, in part thanks to the pension of Ghassan Fakih who had served 23 years in the Lebanese Army. During the latest war that re-escalated on March 2, Israel completely obliterated it. On this flattened plot, a prefab of about 25 square meters has been installed. Inside, there's a kitchenette right next to the toilet. Read more First prefabricated houses delivered to Zawtar Gharbieh "Like everyone else here, I lost my house," says the man in his sixties. Ghassan doesn't complain, but the tears he holds back give him away. He plans to bring his things to settle in one of the two bedrooms with his wife. The other will host his son and daughter-in-law....