The Take Another Take: War at the doorstep – everyday life in southern Lebanon
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Apr 18, 2026 
Sara Salman, a Lebanese journalist in Washington, D.C. reporting for AJ+, talks about life in southern Lebanon under constant threat. She describes displacement, economic collapse, ruined farms and beehives. She explains the devastating effects of white phosphorus and how environmental damage and politics deepen hardship.
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Persistent Trauma And Displacement In Southern Lebanon
- Southern Lebanon residents live with chronic trauma from repeated Israeli attacks, including white phosphorus and prolonged bombardment that caused mass displacement.
- Sara Salman reports 95,000 displaced since October and families staying with relatives or in abandoned hotels while food and income vanish.
Farmer Brahim Lost Harvests And Beehives
- Farmer Brahim fled Maise Shabal after white phosphorus strikes destroyed his olive trees and beehives, losing two harvest seasons and his income.
- He now lives with relatives, hasn't worked for 10 months, and depends on strained family support.
Humanitarian And Legal Harms Of White Phosphorus Use
- White phosphorus causes severe burns, contaminates land, and its airburst use in civilian areas constitutes unlawful incendiary weapon deployment.
- Human Rights Watch and Amnesty say Israel's airburst use is indiscriminate and damaging soil, crops, and livelihoods.