War on Lebanon | The Public Source

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

A soldier stands between military vehicles on a street, conveying tension and readiness.

Sovereignty Without Defense: The Army, the State, and Hezbollah’s Weapons

By

Ziad Abu-Rish

A collection of illustrations of midwives and pregnant women; someone putting their ear to a pregnant abdomen, someone else carrying a baby, another person shown to be awake in bed.

Labor Amid Displacement: How Lebanon's Midwives are Carrying Expecting Mothers Through War

By

Amelia Hankins Ghadir Hamadi

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”

Photographs by

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

By

Abdul Kader al-Bay

A mural of a green military tank is painted on a concrete wall with graffiti and a low brick barrier above; a woman is confronting the tank; trees and blue sky are visible in the background.

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Dispatches From the Lebanese Stronghold

Edited by

Lara Bitar Christina Cavalcanti Sintia Issa Lylla Younes Basyma Saad

At the center of the image, a man stands atop a pile of rubble. To the right, in the foreground, is a sign that reads: "Dead end."

From Rubble to Return: Reimagining Reconstruction Beyond Concrete

By

Public Works Studio

Amal Khalil at her desk in the Al-Akhbar office, editing an upcoming episode of her newly launched program, Ahel al-Ared (The People of the Land).

In Remembrance

“Where Should I Be, Shama‘ or Khiam?”: Amal Khalil’s Two Decades of Militant Journalism

By

Fátima Fouad el-Samman

Rubble-lined street between heavily damaged buildings in the village of Blida, south Lebanon, with collapsed concrete and exposed steel.

Occupation From Above: Life Beneath Israeli Drone Warfare in Southern Lebanon

By

Dana Hourany

A man stands in a dry field looking toward a hillside town at dusk.

Keeping the Land Alive: Farmers on the Front Line of the War Over Southern Lebanon’s Borderlands

By

Dana Hourany

People hold up posters and signs at a protest. The poster in the center of the image is a photo of martyred Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, killed by Israel on August 10, 2025. Next to it is a poster that reads: "NYT LIES, GAZA DIES"

On the Ethics of Embedding With Génocidaires

By

The Public Source Editorial Committee

A woman stands amid rubble, center frame. Around her are fully demolished and semi-demolished buildings. She is wearing a helmet and flak jacket. To her left is a graphic that reads: “Lucy Williamson | BBC Middle East Correspondent”

Israel’s Willing Propagandists: What the Media Won’t Tell You When It Embeds With the Military

By

Habib Battah Christina Cavalcanti