'In summer, Yohmor al-Shaqif used to empty out when all residents went down to the river'
According to Soumeya, who is from this locality on the Litani, "There isn't a single house left intact in the village, all the buildings are damaged."
by L'Orient Today staff · L'Orient TodaySince Israel published a map of southern Lebanon marked with a "yellow line" showing the boundary of its "buffer zone" on April 19, two days after the cease-fire came into effect, the residents of Yohmor al-Shaqif, south of Nabatieh, have been anxious. In one version, the locality is included in the buffer zone. In the second, it is not.The first village at the bend in the Litani River down below, Yohmor al-Shaqif takes its name from the fortress of the same name, Qalaat al-Shaqif, also known as Beaufort Castle, which overlooks it. More from south Lebanese villages ‘I miss my land in Beit Lif. I miss my horse too’ Evidence of how volatile the situation remains — despite the truce — came on April 21, when an Israeli drone strike killed two passengers in a car and wounded the other two, right in the heart of the...
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