Israel Bombed My Hometown - And I Worry About a Civil War
What the strike in Ain Saadeh might mean for Lebanon
A podcast version of this article was published on The Fire These Times. You can also read my friend Justin Salhani’s report on what happened.
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On 5 April 2026, Israel struck Ain Saadeh, my hometown. It wasn’t the worst thing they did that day. It wasn’t even in the top 10 worst things they did. But what they did worries me more than anything else they’ve done so far, and I will try here to explain why.
