Although a ceasefire is in place, attacks continue in southern Lebanon, and those who remain in their villages are pleading for help.
Lebanese believe their requests are simple: army protection, medicine, diesel for generators, help for agricultural projects, “so that we can remain on our land,” says Snaya Mayor Rima Habib.
“Everything here is expensive for us,” says dairy farmer Georges Aoun. “Animal feed here is expensive, and hay is expensive, too. And then we also have … the veterinary medicines, the veterinarian; we need all these here.”
Joseph Sarrlouh, a member of the municipal council in Qaitouli, tells of the lack of job opportunities and says people need “direct assistance.”
In this video, journalist Raghida Skaff speaks to people who remain in their southern Lebanese villages. Read more about their situation in “Isolated and Afraid,” in the June issue of ONE.