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Between two homes: Migrant workers in Lebanon roped into social and ...
Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.TRANSCRIPT: "This country, I treat is as my second home. It's not easy, but I think it's about time now to leave this country."That's Nancy, a Filipina domestic worker in the Muslim majority Shia neighbourhood of Dahieh, to the south of Beirut. Dahieh is often described as a Hezbollah stronghold.And Nancy has been working there for 23 years now: from 2003-2026.She's witnessed it all.The 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanon and Iraq's uprisings in 2015 and 2019, Lebanon’s financial crisis since 2019, Beirut's 2020 port blast.And more recently, the 2023 the Israel-Hamas war, followed by Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon in 2024.She has now decided to go back to the Philippines, and says it's the best decision as it's no longer safe with the war in the Middle East.But a few hours after SBS spoke to Nancy, US President Donald Trump announced a temporary truce between Israel and Lebanon.Both parties - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah - which was not a part of the talks - says any ceasefire must not allow Israel freedom of movement within Lebanon.But Mr Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in a 10 kilometre-deep "security zone" in southern Lebanon - a region his Israeli army has attacked since the war began.The US-Israel war spilt into Lebanon on the 2nd of March.In support of Tehran, Hezbollah had opened fire, which then prompted Israel's offensive in the country, just over a year after the last major conflict.Israel says Hezbollah attacks have killed two Israeli civilians, and 13 Israeli soldiers have died in Lebanon.Lebanese authorities have reported more than more than 2,100 people killed, and 1.2 million people have been forced to flee from their homes since.Nancy describes the danger, as the impact of Israeli drones and airstrikes shook her region."During the war here I'm really scared for the sonic bombs especially, when they are passing by here the drone, 24 hours a day non-stop. So everytime like this we want to send a mission, they will give us a warning also, the don't let us to go out from the house.She says the Philippine embassy in Lebanon is assisting their repatriation by groups.The Embassy has urged Filipinos facing dire conditions to take advantage of the Voluntary Repatriation Program while it remains available. Nancy again."Our embas...
Lebanon Ceasefire: Displaced Face Ruins and Occupation
By Noemí Jabois Qasmiye, Lebanon, Apr 19 (EFE).- Many displaced Lebanese are cautiously heading back to southern Lebanon following a ceasefire with Israel, only to find their homes destroyed or their towns still occupied by Israeli troops, leaving thousands uncertain about where they can return. After confirming a 10-day ceasefire last Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli forces would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, where Israel intends to establish a «security belt» stretching from the de facto border to the Litani River. As soon as the truce began, Mohamad Khalil packed his belongings and drove toward southern Lebanon to see how far he could go, knowing that returning to his hometown of Aita al Shaab was unlikely due to the continued presence of Israeli troops. Aita al Shaab, one of several villages in the border area where hundreds of homes have reportedly been demolished, had already been devastated during the 2024 war. Only around 70 to 80 families had returned permanently before the latest escalation, according to Mohamad. A new invasion Mohamad lost his house in the previous conflict and had been renting in Kafra, a village about 10 km further north, when the latest wave of violence broke out early last month. Despite this, he continued traveling daily to Aita al Shaab to work his farmland. “After the last war, I rented a house in Kafra and went to Aita every day. I’m a farmer, so after the previous conflict ended, I returned to plant tobacco, we plowed the land and prepared everything,” he told EFE. Mohamad, who lost part of his leg about three years ago due to an unexploded device left behind by Israeli forces, decided to leave Beirut, where he had been displaced for a month and a half, and take advantage of the truce to head south. “Now I’m going down to see where I can stay. I don’t know yet. I think I’ll only be able to reach Kafra,” he said, traveling with his wife toward the southernmost region. None of his relatives or friends have yet attempted to return to Aita al Shaab, where local media continue to report Israeli strikes and explosions, apparently linked to controlled demolitions. On Saturday night, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem warned that the group would respond if Israel violated the ceasefire, saying fighters remained «with their fingers on the trigger» amid distrust of Israeli commitments. A cautious return More than one million people displaced by the conflict are approaching ...
Lebanon Humanitarian Crisis: The Hidden Cost for Black Migrants
Lebanon's conflict has displaced millions, but African migrant workers under the Kafala system face unique exploitation and exclusion from humanitarian aid.
Right now, families across Lebanon are being forced to ... - Instagram
Over a million people have been forced to flee their homes, leaving everything behind. Right now, men, women, and children are displaced without the most basic ...
