article author: NAJIA HOUSSARI & ANAN TELLO Fri, 2026-03-27 23: 30 BEIRUT/LONDON: Decades after Israel’s 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon, from which the nation never fully recovered, Lebanese families have once again found themselves uprooted by Israeli evacuation orders, bombings, and creeping ground operations. Fears of a new occupation have grown since March 22, when Israeli forces struck the Qasmiyeh Bridge, a vital roadway linking the south to the rest of the country. Main category: Middle-East Tags: Battlefield Lebanon Israeli aggression Special



