In a Lebanon museum, ‘keys without homes’ evoke destruction in south

article author: AFP Author: Sun, 2026-07-19 05: 09 BEIRUT, Lebanon: Tears streamed down south Lebanon resident Fatima Hajj Ali’s face as she stared at a host of keys hanging like windchimes from the ceiling of a Beirut museum — each one symbolising a home, like her own, destroyed by Israel. Hajj Ali is among the thousands of southerners who lost their houses in the recent conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah, the first of which broke out in 2023 when the group launched attacks in support of its ally Hamas, and the second in March when it entered the Middle East war on the side of its backer Iran. Main category: Middle East Tags: Battlefield Lebanon Beit Beirut

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