Jawad Rizkallah
Stories
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Christians in Lebanon try to stay put amid Israel's invasion
Some Christian villages are besieged as Lebanon's army pulls out of an area where Israel is battling Shia Muslim Hezbollah militants.
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After Israel's invasion, many in southern Lebanon worry they'll never go home
Israel says it's creating a "security zone" inside Lebanon, where homes will be demolished, and residents won't be allowed to return home until people in northern Israel feel safe.
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Iran war widens, threatening to engulf Lebanon
The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah responded to the killing of Iran's spiritual leader with its first attack on Israel in more than a year.
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In Beirut, Lebanon's cats of war find peace on university campus
The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or crisis, but in recent years the feline population has grown dramatically.
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Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews
A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.
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Syrians displaced by war are returning to find homes occupied by foreign fighters
Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who've tried to return to their homes. Nearly a year after the war's end, sorting out property ownership remains a pressing issue.
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Despite a ceasefire, Israel has demolished villages in southern Lebanon
Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year.
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Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus, pledging to defend Druze minorities
Israel said it struck military targets in Syria's capital to intervene after Syrian and Bedouin fighting against the Druze in southeastern Syria.
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Lebanese long to return to war-damaged homes, but Israeli troops remain — for now
Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.
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Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions
Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.
