Zawtar al‑Gharbieh, Liban — Stanovnici se postepeno vraćaju u gotovo uništeno selo na jugu Libana nakon što je američki posredovani sporazum otvorio oblast za civile kao deo pokušaja da se okončaju poslednji okršaji između Izraela i iranski podržanog Hezbollaha.
Vraćeni meštani nalaze razrušene ili ugljenisane kuće, sa oštećenjima koja nose vrlo lične tragove – od ogledala probodenog metcima do grafita za koje se pripisuju izraelskim snagama. Tirkizni krov minareta jedne lokalne džamije je napukao, dok se na zidovima vide znaci intenzivnih borbi.
Mahasen Faqih i njen suprug Mohammed Sobeih među su retkima koji su se vratili u Zawtar al‑Gharbieh. Njihova kuća je neuseljiva: plafoni su srušeni, prostorije razbijene. Par kaže da će privremeno živeti u svojoj prodavnici dok se dom ne obnovi.
Sporazum o takozvanim „pilot zonama“, koji su omogućile istorijske direktne razgovore između Libana i Izraela, dozvoljava civilima i libanskoj vojsci pristup tim oblastima. Ipak, izraelska vojna vozila ostaju vidljiva u neposrednoj blizini; tenk je podizao prašinu, a dronovi su leteli iznad terena, što podseća na krhkost i ranjivost bezbednosne situacije.
Neizvesnost i dalje prožima južnu granicu Libana nakon eskalacije sukoba u februaru, dok lokalne zajednice pokušavaju da procene štetu i planiraju povratak pod uslovima koji su daleko od stabilnih.
Ovaj tekst prati foto-galerija urednika AP‑a koja dokumentuje razmere razaranja i prve povratke stanovnika u selo koje pokušava da se oporavi usred trusnog primirja.
An Israeli tank drives through Zawtar al-Sharqiyah village, occupied by Israeli forces, as seen from the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)(AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)
An Israeli drone flies overhead as journalists, Lebanese soldiers and residents gather in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mahasen Faqih and her husband, Mohammed Sobeih, inspect their home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mohammed Sobeih laughs as he smokes a cigarette while sitting amid the rubble of his home after returning to it following the Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mohammed Sobeih clears debris inside his home after returning to it following the Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mohammed Sobeih returns to his home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, carrying a cooler in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Ihsan Yaghi gestures inside her fire-damaged home, showing what she says, is graffiti left by Israeli forces, following a military operation, in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A resident stands behind a mirror riddled with bullet holes inside his home following an Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mahasen Faqih and her husband, Mohammed Sobeih, stand inside their destroyed home overlooking the rubble of their neighborhood after returning to it following the Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Mohammed Sobeih gestures inside his home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Smoke rises following an explosion in an Israeli-occupied area, as seen from Zawtar al-Gharbieh, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Lebanese soldiers and a resident inspect the rubble of a home destroyed during an Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A resident inspects his home, which was burned during an Israeli military operation, in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A Lebanese military vehicle drives past homes damaged during the war in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)(AP Photo/Mustafa Jamalddine)
Mahasen Faqih and her husband, Mohammed Sobeih, smile as they sit amid the rubble of their home after returning to it following the Israeli military operation in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)