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Destruction, displacement … The war in Lebanon in photos

From southern Lebanon to the Bekaa Valley, through Beirut and its suburbs, the war raging in Lebanon is visible everywhere. In the rubble of buildings reduced to dust by Israeli strikes, now scattered across streets, which we had walked down countless times before. On the façade of a hotel in Raouche, a fourth floor window has been reduced to gaping hole by a deadly Israeli strike that killed at least four people. Along the seafront, once bustling with life, thousands of displaced people — men, women and children — sleep, eat and count the minutes until they return home, should their homes escape destruction.

Elsewhere, a bag filled with shell casings collected from scarred land tells the story of a deadly Israeli commando operation carried out deep in the Bekaa Valley.

Our photographer Mohammad Yassine captures fragments of a war that has seeped into every corner of the country.

By Mohammad YASSINE, 10 March 2026 16:48

A Lebanese soldier stands in front of the façade of the Comfort Hotel in Hazmieh, targeted by an Israeli strike overnight between March 3 and 4, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

A Lebanese soldier stands in front of the façade of the Comfort Hotel in Hazmieh, targeted by an Israeli strike overnight between March 3 and 4, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

The force of an Israeli bombardment on Nabi Sheet, in the Bekaa Valley, on the night of March 6 flipped a car onto its side. That same night, the Israeli army carried out a commando operation in an attempt to recover the remains of Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot captured in Saida during the Lebanese Civil War by fighters affiliated with the Shiite Amal movement after ejecting from his downed aircraft. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

The force of an Israeli bombardment on Nabi Sheet, in the Bekaa Valley, on the night of March 6 flipped a car onto its side. That same night, the Israeli army carried out a commando operation in an attempt to recover the remains of Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot captured in Saida during the Lebanese Civil War by fighters affiliated with the Shiite Amal movement after ejecting from his downed aircraft. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

A resident shows shell casings he collected after clashes in Nabi Sheet. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

A resident shows shell casings he collected after clashes in Nabi Sheet. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

Following mass evacuation orders issued last week by the Israeli army for all areas south of the Litani River and Beirut’s southern suburbs, hundreds of thousands of people were left without shelter. Some were forced to sleep on the Corniche in Beirut. Photo (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

Following mass evacuation orders issued last week by the Israeli army for all areas south of the Litani River and Beirut’s southern suburbs, hundreds of thousands of people were left without shelter. Some were forced to sleep on the Corniche in Beirut. Photo (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On the same Corniche, tents have been set up for refugees. Here, a displaced person sleeps on a chair placed near a tent on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On the same Corniche, tents have been set up for refugees. Here, a displaced person sleeps on a chair placed near a tent on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

Other refugees have been accommodated at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut, as shown in this photo from March 7. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

Other refugees have been accommodated at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut, as shown in this photo from March 7. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

Meanwhile, Israeli bombardments continue. Rubble litters the ground of a street in the Mar Mikhael church neighborhood, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

Meanwhile, Israeli bombardments continue. Rubble litters the ground of a street in the Mar Mikhael church neighborhood, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On the night of March 7 to 8, a room in the Ramada Hotel in Raouche was targeted by a drone strike. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On the night of March 7 to 8, a room in the Ramada Hotel in Raouche was targeted by a drone strike. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On March 9, an Israeli strike targeted the Sainte Therese Medical Center neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On March 9, an Israeli strike targeted the Sainte Therese Medical Center neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On the same day, another strike targeted the Mar Mikhael Church neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on March 9, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

On the same day, another strike targeted the Mar Mikhael Church neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on March 9, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

A Civil Defense member attempts to extinguish the fire following the strike. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

A Civil Defense member attempts to extinguish the fire following the strike. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)

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    1/11 A Lebanese soldier stands in front of the façade of the Comfort Hotel in Hazmieh, targeted by an Israeli strike overnight between March 3 and 4, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
  • The force of an Israeli bombardment on Nabi Sheet, in the Bekaa Valley, on the night of March 6 flipped a car onto its side. That same night, the Israeli army carried out a commando operation in an attempt to recover the remains of Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot captured in Saida during the Lebanese Civil War by fighters affiliated with the Shiite Amal movement after ejecting from his downed aircraft. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
    2/11 The force of an Israeli bombardment on Nabi Sheet, in the Bekaa Valley, on the night of March 6 flipped a car onto its side. That same night, the Israeli army carried out a commando operation in an attempt to recover the remains of Ron Arad, the Israeli pilot captured in Saida during the Lebanese Civil War by fighters affiliated with the Shiite Amal movement after ejecting from his downed aircraft. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
  • A resident shows shell casings he collected after clashes in Nabi Sheet. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
    3/11 A resident shows shell casings he collected after clashes in Nabi Sheet. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
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    5/11 On the same Corniche, tents have been set up for refugees. Here, a displaced person sleeps on a chair placed near a tent on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
  • Other refugees have been accommodated at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut, as shown in this photo from March 7. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
    6/11 Other refugees have been accommodated at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut, as shown in this photo from March 7. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
  • Meanwhile, Israeli bombardments continue. Rubble litters the ground of a street in the Mar Mikhael church neighborhood, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
    7/11 Meanwhile, Israeli bombardments continue. Rubble litters the ground of a street in the Mar Mikhael church neighborhood, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an Israeli strike on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
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    8/11 On the night of March 7 to 8, a room in the Ramada Hotel in Raouche was targeted by a drone strike. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
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    9/11 On March 9, an Israeli strike targeted the Sainte Therese Medical Center neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)
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    11/11 A Civil Defense member attempts to extinguish the fire following the strike. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine / L’Orient Today)