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Golden sunset over a row of silhouetted trees, casting warm light over verdant greenery below, creating a serene and peaceful atmosphere.

The Feeling That Made Staying in Our Village Possible

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Batul Samra

A white SUV loaded with mattresses navigates a rural road, surrounded by a herd of goats. The Shepherd gestures to the driver.

Martyrdom as The First Act of Return

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Fatima Joumaa

A dark plume of smoke rises into the night sky above a distant city, with lights from buildings visible in the foreground.

From Ceasefire to Fire Belt: A Firsthand Account From Nabatieh

By

Abbas Fakih

Crowd gathers at night before a partially collapsed building, with exposed interiors and debris. Somber scene with press and onlookers observing.

The Fear of Becoming a Number After Witnessing the Beirut Strikes

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Ahmad Chihadeh

Civil Defense and other responders join forces to rescue people trapped under the rubble following the Hay al-Raml/al-Raml neighborhood strike in Sur. A Civil Defense member’s hand is seen taking a cellphone from another, as people check on one another in the aftermath of the strike. It is one of more than 160 strikes—the largest Israeli wave of fire attacks on the country since the beginning of the genocidal campaign on Palestine and Lebanon in October 2023.

“Everyone Was in Shock”: At the Scene of the Hay el-Raml Massacre

By

Hasan Fneich

Tattered papers lie on rocky ground with a collapsed building in the background,

Between Duty and Pain: When Only the Archive Remains

By

Abbas Fakih

An older woman dressed in black sits beside a bed inside a tent-like shelter, holding a folded blanket. A small plate of fruit and a book rest on the bed next to her.

“They’re Trying to Take Paradise From Us”

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Fatima Joumaa

Graffiti in Arabic covers a white and yellow exterior wall beneath a barred window with exposed wires hanging across the scene.

To Stand Before the “Lions” of Nabi Chit

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Abdul Kader al-Bay

With fists raised high, the women walk by the Zionist military site of Al-Abbad, denouncing America and ‘Israel.’ March 6, 2024. Houla, South Lebanon. (Fatima Joumaa/The Public Source)

Jabal Amel’s Defiance, From Adham Khanjar to Hassan Hussein

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Fátima Fouad el-Samman

A survivor of the Israeli pager attack holds up a poster that reads: “The Lebanese state must shelter its own.”

Beirut Marches for the Displaced: “The Lebanese State Must Shelter Its Own”

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Christina Cavalcanti Ghassan Mogharbel

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Fatima Joumaa

A demonstrator carries his daughter on his shoulders; she carries a poster in Arabic that reads: "No."

Voices of Defiance Against Israel’s Assault on Lebanon

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The Public Source

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Fatima Joumaa

Lamentations for a Fallen Leader: Thousands Gather to Mourn Ayatollah Khamenei

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Fátima Fouad el-Samman

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Fatima Joumaa