In Haret Hreik, most of the buildings bombed during Israel’s 2006 air campaign had to be demolished. In their place, construction companies are laying the foundations for new housing.
Between 1975 and 1989, bombs, shrapnel and bullets scraped the history of civil war in the walls of Beirut.
Many residents of the Lebanese capital patched up their broken homes and carried on with their lives.
Almost two decades after the end of the civil war, some people continue to live in bombed out buildings. Paradoxically, many of these buildings are located in modern and exclusive neighborhoods.
In other parts of the city, the scars of civil war blend with the destruction wrought by the summer 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Downtown and Hamra were spared in the 2006 war, yet emblematic graffiti appeared on many walls.
THE SCARS OF WAR
Photos by Federico Manfredi
March 6, 2007
