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February 19, 2025

Residents Return to Villages in Southern Lebanon Left Devastated by Israeli Bombardment
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In southern Lebanon, civil defense workers say they have recovered the
bodies of 23 people killed by Israel's bombardment last year. The
gruesome discoveries came amid Israel's partial withdrawal from southern
Lebanon and continued attacks in the region, where residents are
returning to frontline villages to find their homes shattered and entire
neighborhoods leveled. This is Suhaila Daher, who returned to her
village of Kfar Kila on Tuesday.

Suhaila Daher: "Of course, our feeling is mixed with joy and sadness.
There are still martyrs that haven't been retrieved. All the destruction
can be compensated, thank God, but the martyrs won't return."



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