today marks the first anniversary of israel's war on lebanon last summer .. i was still living in beirut when it happened .. it seems like it was more than a year ago .. this is what i posted on that day
Rasha Zayoun thought the worst of last year's war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas was over when a ceasefire halted 34 days of fierce Israeli bombardment of south Lebanon. She was wrong.
A few months ago, Zayoun, 16, was sitting at home in the southern village of Maarake picking out thyme leaves from a bag her father had brought, when her finger caught on a ribbon attached to a cluster bomblet.
The force of the explosion sent her flying into a wall and blew off her left leg.
"I used to like going out with my friends. Now I just draw pictures to pass time," she said, slumped in a chair, her prosthetic limb fitted with a black and gold velcro shoe, after an exhausting physiotherapy session.
Zayoun is one of about 200 people maimed by cluster bombs dropped by Israel, mostly in the final three days of the war before a U.N. ceasefire took effect.
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2 comments:
Don't start wars and you won't suffer. Start wars and you WILL suffer.
It's a no-brainer. Even YOU should be able to understand.
I did have a smart comment. You're just too stupid to be able to read it, Abed.
I like Lebanon. They serve great tea there- especially in Marjayoun. The sunsets are also nice from Ras Bayada .
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