Life has become more and more difficult for the people of south Lebanon since 8 October 2023. Southerners often cannot leave their homes or can’t find any medical support. But peacekeepers from UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion continue their regular dental and medical camps, inviting the local to come and receive free medical aid.
Ismail Hamdan, a resident of Shebaa town sums it up:
“The Lebanese people, especially in the south, are experiencing a tragedy.
And despite the difficult circumstances that we are going through, the UNIFIL peacekeepers continue to come here, even under shelling and under bombardment, carrying a huge burden, which no one else would do. “