Animal rescuer Mohammed Habli in Beirut’s Dahiyeh on March 8. Mohammed Habli
Charred trees, heaps of gray debris, and partially collapsed apartment buildings mark areas of Lebanon – where inhabitants are trying to navigate the remains of Israeli bombardments.
A resident in the coastal town of Sidon noted that the extent of devastation resembles that of Gaza, where two years of Israeli airstrikes and blockades have made large areas of the territory unlivable for over 2.2 million Palestinians living there.
“When you witness regions utterly devastated like that, you feel the urge to weep.” “You will weep without control, even if it’s not your home,” said Mohammed Habli, a 20-year-old animal rescuer, in an interview with Xenix News on Monday. “When you observe your nation and the areas you frequented… ruined, it’s truly heartbreaking.” “You sense that you’re in Gaza.”
Whole communities have been wiped out, the healthcare system compromised, and at least 2,294 individuals have died in Lebanon following Israeli forces’ attacks on Hezbollah in retaliation for the Iranian-backed group’s launch of projectiles into northern Israel.
Habli has devoted the last few weeks to saving animals from the rubble of structures destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in areas of Lebanon – particularly in the capital, Beirut.
the neighborhood of Dahiyeh and the southern town of Nabatieh. Numerous owners had to escape quickly to makeshift shelters and were unable to bring their pets, he informed Xenix News .
Mohammed Habli alongside rescued animals in Dahiyeh, Beirut, on March 8. Mohammed Habli
“We are saddened for those displaced who are living in tents without anyone to attend to them,” Hableh added. “Numerous individuals abandoned their pets.” Thus, these beings are frail, and there is no one to protect them.
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