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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Zeina Khodr

Few Lebanese families return to villages in south destroyed by Israel war

Resident Kawthar Shaabi has returned to the Lebanese village of Abou Chach near the border with Israel [Al Jazeera]

Abou Chach, Lebanon – We arrive at Abou Chach, which lies a few kilometres from the border with Israel, and, like so many other villages, it has been destroyed by war. We meet a family among a few who have returned to what is still an area of conflict.

Living in what they describe as a ghost town, the Shabbi family has to contend with the destruction around them, with the children missing out on their education because the village school has been destroyed.

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