Exclusive: Ghana's John Mahama on his planned presidential comeback
Exclusive: Ghana's John Mahama on his planned presidential comeback
Exclusive: Ghana's John Mahama on his planned presidential comeback
Exclusive: Ghana's John Mahama on his planned presidential comeback
Exclusive: Ghana's John Mahama on his planned presidential comeback
Exclusive: Ghana's John Mahama on his planned presidential comeback
Residents of Beirut's heavily damaged southern suburbs returned home on Wednesday, November 27, as a ceasefire took effect following over two months of relentless Israeli raids.
Many of the returning residents hailed Hezbollah's role in the conflict and described the moment as a "victory."
"We are returning to these heroic suburbs, the suburb of (slain Hezbollah leader) Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah... We returned thanks to them," said engineer Nizam Hamade, speaking to AFP as he made his way back to his home.
The ceasefire, brokered with US involvement, outlines a 60-day timeline for Israeli forces to withdraw from Lebanon. As part of the agreement, the Lebanese army will assume control of territories in the country's south to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its military capabilities, according to US President Joe Biden.
Hezbollah marked the occasion by organising press tours across its strongholds in south Beirut, as well as southern and eastern Lebanon.
The conflict escalated dramatically on September 23, when Israel intensified its bombing campaign on Hezbollah strongholds following nearly a year of intermittent cross-border fire tied to the Gaza war. Ground troops soon crossed into southern Lebanon, compounding the devastation.
The turning point came on September 27, when a large-scale Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah's charismatic leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in south Beirut.
According to Lebanon's health ministry, the war has claimed more than 3,800 lives in the country since October 2023, with the majority of deaths occurring since September.
