After the outbreak of war between the United States and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other, everyone here last week was afraid that Hezbollah would launch an attack in the country or fire rockets into Israeli territory. Unfortunately, that is exactly what actually happened on Sunday night.
In the time before that, we were just waiting for peace to finally come. Unfortunately, it is now somewhat difficult to see this peace coming in the near future.
Our country director in Lebanon, Fares Kabboura, tells us how he is feeling now, shortly after the war in his country, and what helps him not to lose heart
Even now, many people are once again fleeing to Zahle
Here in Zahle, where humedica has been helping for a long time, all religions and parties are represented, but it is not a Hezbollah town. Zahle has always taken in the displaced people who have fled from areas under attack.
Even now, we have seen many people fleeing the area and coming to Zahle to rent houses or stay in hotels. Some people are sitting in their cars on the side of the road, just waiting for empty houses or for someone to help them.
I still hope that one day peace will return to this country
I personally don't live in an area where Hezbollah is present, but at the end of the day, Hezbollah members can go anywhere. They can stay in houses, guest houses or hotels. So we've always had this problem that maybe a car driving by nearby belongs to Hezbollah and will be attacked by the Israeli side. That's a big fear that we have to live with.
It's very stressful. But at the same time, the only ray of hope in this dark time is that I still hope that one day everything will change. I still hope that one day peace will return to this country. At the end of the day, I am Lebanese and I try as much as I can to help my country through my work. I help my country by helping all the people in this country.
We are afraid of being forgotten. But we still need help
Currently humedica helps refugees who are staying in emergency shelters and schools, for example. People can come there and be examined. We already have experience with this from previous projects and are continuing to do so in the current situation.
I am grateful that we can do something and that I can talk about it, because over the months we had the feeling that our crisis was becoming a forgotten crisis. But we still need help.
Thank you for not forgetting our crisis!