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Two weeks after the bombing of Dahieh began, the air strikes ceased unexpectedly, following pressure from the US government, which said it had made it clear to Israel it was unhappy with the \u201cscope and nature\u201d of the targeting of Beirut.<\/p>\n
One day passed without any strikes, then another, then another. After three days, residents began returning on Monday and Tuesday to check on their apartments and retrieve possessions. Among them was Mehdi, who took his eldest son\u2019s scooter and headed back into the devastated area around their building to grab clothes for the boys.<\/p>\n
Then, early on Wednesday morning, Israel began bombing Dahieh again. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew it was only a matter of time,\u201d said Mehdi. He was sitting with Zahraa and the boys, a few hours after the strikes resumed, on the street by their makeshift tent, which was really just two rugs thrown over an improvised frame.<\/p>\n
Towering over them was an upscale, new, and completely empty apartment building. It bore a similar name to their apartment building, Zahraa said. \u201cBut for the cost of one of these apartments you could buy an entire neighbourhood in Dahieh,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
They would go back and rebuild, she said. She raised her arms in a mock bicep curl, to demonstrate the strength of the people from the Dahieh. \u201cWe have no choice,\u201d Mehdi said. \u201cSome people have choices, we don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
They would return the moment the ceasefire was announced, he said. He knew that there would be no electicity, no water, and no windows in the buildings. But it was still better than being on the street. Overhead, an Israeli drone was buzzing. Mehdi looked up at the empty apartments across the street, and down at the tent they were sleeping under. \u201cGod willing, the ceasefire will come before the rain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Joanna Mazjoub contributed to this report. Paul Brown contributed research.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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