(28 Jul 2024)
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Shebaa, southern Lebanon – 28 July 2024
1. Various of Shebaa village and its streets
2. Various of old men playing backgammon
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdo Nassif, resident of Shebaa village:
"The situation has scared people. It’s in God’s hands but the people are afraid of everything going on, shelling and so on. And at night, there was shelling. God willing, nothing bad will happen."
4. Residents putting belongings in their car
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Shreiha, resident of Shebaa village:
"Those who are leaving the village come every weekend. They come on Friday and leave on Sunday. We do the same thing. Every single week, we come to Shebaa. It’s rare that a week goes by where we don’t come to Shebaa."
6. Cars parked on street
7. Various of woman opening her shop
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yosra Nassif, resident from Shebaa village:
"There is bombing and shelling – what more can there be? We are sitting in our homes. By God, I will not leave and I am staying even though I have a house in Beirut. I am staying and standing firm against the will of those who dislike it."
9. Shebaa resident Abdallah Dalal and another man sitting in front of shop
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdallah Dalal, resident of Shebaa village:
"I doubt that there will be a strike, but nothing is far-fetched when it comes to the enemy. The enemy can do it, and we should never rule anything out when it comes to them."
9. Empty street in Shebaa
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdallah Dalal, resident of Shebaa village:
"There may be some people who have considered the possibility of a strike, people who have children, young children. So they might have left."
12. Shebaa village at the slopes of Mount Hermon
13. Israeli military position on Mount Hermon overlooking Shebaa village
STORYLINE:
The residents of southern Lebanon were on edge on Sunday after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teens.
The strike raised fears of a broader regional war between Israel and Hezbollah, which denied a role in the attack.
Shebaa, a village situated on the slopes of Mount Hermon in southern Lebanon and a stronghold pf Hezbollah, faces an uneasy calm as its residents go about with everyday life.
"The situation has scared people. It’s in God’s hands but the people are afraid," said Abdo Nassif, a resident of Shebaa village.
The village’s streets were quiet on Sunday and elderly men were seen playing backgammon, a common pastime that might offer a momentary distraction from the prevailing tension.
“I doubt that there will be a strike, but nothing is far-fetched when it comes to the enemy,” said Abdallah Dalal, a villager from Shebaa.
He added that some families with young children have chosen to leave due to safety concerns.
On Saturday just before sunset, a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch where dozens of children and teens were playing in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, which is located about 12 kilometers (7 miles) south of Lebanon and next to the Syrian border.
Twelve young people between the ages of 10 and 20 were killed, and 20 were wounded, according to the Israeli military.
In a rare move, Hezbollah denied it was responsible for the attack, but Israeli military’s Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said what was fired was a Falaq rocket with a 53-kilogram warhead that belonged to Hezbollah.
AP video shot by Ramez Dallah
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