South Lebanon slowly rebuilds as Israel repeatedly violates the ceasefire

As the sun sets on southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh, Jamal Sabbagh and his brother try to salvage any belongings they can find from their bombed-out home.

Having rushed back to his hometown the moment the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel was announced in November, Sabbagh still recalls the shock he felt the moment he saw his house.

“When I got there, the door was opened, and the sight in person was very different from what the pictures show,” he told Middle East Eye.

“I stood in silence, looking, thinking, ‘wow, my home...’ It was very emotional.”

With the truce between the two warring sides seeming to hold, despite Israel being accused of hundreds of violations, Sabbagh is one of many Lebanese who now look forward to rebuilding their homes.

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