Residents enter shattered south Lebanon town after Israeli withdrawal
"We're happy that we're going in today."Darwish said he hoped to remain in the town but that residents had not been told whether they would be allowed to stay overnight.For some, the scale of the destruction has not diminished their determination to remain."My house is destroyed, and my children's house is destroyed.
- ▪"We're happy that we're going in today."Darwish said he hoped to remain in the town but that residents had not been told whether they would be allowed to stay overnight.For some, the scale of the destruction has not diminished their determi
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Residents enter shattered south Lebanon town after Israeli withdrawalSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jul 24, 2026, 10:03 PMUpdated Jul 24, 2026, 10:03 PMSet as preferred sourceZAWTAR AL-GHARBIYEH, Lebanon, July 24 - Residents began entering the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh on Friday, some inspecting damaged homes and searching for belongings after Israeli troops withdrew and the Lebanese army deployed under a U.S.-brokered agreement.The return remains tentative.
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