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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bassem Mroue

Border town's residents rebuild in south Lebanon as Hezbollah leader calls for Israeli withdrawal

Lebanon Israel - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Sabah Abdullah comes to her hometown in Lebanon every morning and sits next to her destroyed home. She is waiting for experts from Hezbollah's construction arm to compensate her for the damage caused by the Israel-Hezbollah war that has left her homeless.

The 66-year-old woman from Khiam now rents a home in the nearby village of Kawkaba and is repairing her small grocery store, which was badly damaged by the 13-month war that ended in late November as a result of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The war has left more than 4,000 people dead and over 16,000 wounded in Lebanon and caused damage worth billions of dollars.

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