Lebanese have great concerns about possibility of war

Lebanese security sources said that the air strikes launched by Israel on February 20 hit factories and warehouses in an industrial area south of Saida, wounding 14 people, most of them Syrian workers.

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned what happened and called on the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop its attempts to expand the circle of war and lure Lebanon into a war that it is striving to prevent from occurring, and which will only result in disasters and devastation.

This strike is the first of its kind in an area of this depth since the outbreak of confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel. According to Israel, the targeting of the Ghaziyeh area came as a response to the downing of a suicide drone in the Tiberias area, which is about 20 kilometers from the Lebanese border on February 19.

Chief Israeli military spokesman Avichai Adraee reported that the army carried out air strikes on Hezbollah weapons depots in the Ghaziyeh area, and added that the army had targeted more than 3,400 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon since the mutual border bombardment with the start of the war in Gaza.

More than 23 thousand displaced people from the southern border villages to neighboring areas

Security and military events in southern Lebanon are taking an escalatory turn, with repeated bombing and targeting operations between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. Fears have risen of the outbreak of a new war in Lebanon in parallel with the Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip.

Residents of border villages are forcibly displaced to the deep south, with some taking refuge in the southern suburbs of Beirut, while others are taking refuge in southern villages and towns far from the bombing, and there is an increase in the number of displaced people in shelter centers in the city of Tyre.

Lebanon is experiencing dangerous times for fear of slipping into a new war with Israel that will take the country into the unknown.

ANHA's agency spoke to many citizens and listened to their concerns. Some of them fear the outbreak of a comprehensive war, while others believe that wars are present at any time.

War may revive the collective memory of individuals

The Middle East region has suffered from many wars and conflicts over time that left deep scars on individuals, such as the Syrian war in 2011 and the ongoing conflicts in several regions of Syria, as well as the war in Yemen in 2014 and the Libyan war in 2011, leading to the war that occupies the scene today, which is the Gaza war that has been ongoing for 7 years. October 2023, and the resulting destruction and killing.

Psychotherapist Martine Al-Zoghbi Abu Zeid spoke to ANHA's agency and explained that war may lead to several psychological disorders, such as fear of death, anxiety for the safety of family and friends, and a feeling of constant threat.

The journey of psychological recovery from the effects of war is not easy. It requires psychological support and concerted efforts from various parties, from governments and the international community to institutions and civil society organizations concerned with psychological care.

T/ Satt.

ANHA