Two Lebanese Grandmothers Displaced by Israeli Invasion Share Decades of War
Two grandmothers, Mariam Allawiya, 60, and Kafa Wehbe, 67, are living in a vacant apartment building in central Beirut after Israel's current invasion forced them from their homes in southern Lebanon. The women, who became family when Allawiya's son married Wehbe's daughter, grew up amid olive groves in the south.
Mariam Allawiya, 60, and Kafa Wehbe, 67, sit together in a vacant apartment building in central Beirut, far from the olive groves of southern Lebanon where they grew up. The two grandmothers became family when Allawiya's son married Wehbe's daughter.
Israel's current invasion has displaced them from their homes in southern Lebanon, adding another chapter to lives already marked by conflict. They now live temporarily in the empty building in Beirut's center, joining thousands of other displaced Lebanese families.
Southern Lebanon has been a battleground for decades, with residents like Allawiya and Wehbe experiencing multiple waves of displacement. The current invasion continues a pattern of conflict that has uprooted families from the region repeatedly.
Many displaced people from southern Lebanon worry they may never be able to return home, as the fighting has damaged infrastructure and communities throughout the region.
Their story shows how ordinary families get caught in the crossfire of military conflicts. Millions of people worldwide face similar displacement from wars, losing their homes and livelihoods through no fault of their own.
The duration of their displacement depends on when the current conflict ends and whether it's safe to return south.
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