Only an hour after the cease fire went into force at 8 a.m. today, thousands of Lebanese started their march back to their homes in southern Lebanon, Beirut's southern suburbs and the Bekaa. They were all happy even though many feared that they will not find their homes the way they left them. Israeli bombings not only killed more than 1,000 Lebanese and wounded thousands others but also destroyed many villages around the country as well as large parts of Beirut' southern suburb that is the home for about half a million people. Now that the war has ended, other problems will surface especially that Ramadan is a month a way, schools should begin early September and winter is coming. People who went back Monday were defiant and many of them said that Israel's bombing only made them respect and love Hezbollah and its leader more and more. This was not the first time that large parts of Lebanon were destroyed but as it was rebuilt in the past it will again. Homes, bridges, powe...
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