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‘We will leave when we die. We will have the real life after that’
In Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, many of those who heeded Israeli evacuation warnings have returned home despite the continuing danger
The remains of a home following a recent air strike in Saaideh, eastern Lebanon.
Sally Hayden
in Baalbek
Sun Nov 10 2024 - 16:00
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6 MIN READ
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