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Israeli ground invasion reopens old wounds in battered south Lebanon

Israeli ground invasion reopens old wounds in battered south Lebanon

Escalation in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah revives memories of the displacement and occupation of the past.

Raya Jalabi

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Abu Rami has always loved October, which heralds the start of the olive harvest at his family orchard in southern Lebanon.

That affection ended abruptly a year ago with the onset of almost continuous cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah that forced his family to flee their village of Yarine in an effort to escape the fighting.

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