Mhaibib, a village perched on a hill just north of the Lebanon-Israel border, was leveled by a series of explosions on Oct. 16. Ayman Jaber says his fond memories of growing up in the southern Lebanon village have been blighted by the violence wrought by the Israeli army in recent weeks. Homes, mosques, an ancient shrine, a cemetery; the entire village has been razed to the ground. The scene has been repeated across southern Lebanon since Israel invaded with the aim of pushing Hezbollah militants back from the border. Jaber says his father keeps asking if his five cows survived the explosions. Meanwhile, Jaber hopes he can return to Mhaibib to rebuild his home for his wife and two sons.
