Raed walking on the rubble of his optical shop, which was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, in Nabatieh. — ©2025 The New York Times Company
ON a chilly December morning, business owners arrived one by one at the pulverised market in southern Lebanon’s hillside city of Nabatieh.
Their mission was to salvage whatever they could from the debris.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
'Everything is gone'
Framed images at the Abed Al Raouf Farhat father’s photo studio, destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Nabatieh. — ©2025 The New York Times Company
The remains of a clothing store on the rubble of the destroyed market in Nabatieh. Israeli raids have pummeled the historic souk in the city. Residents and shop owners are only beginning to come to terms with the damage. — ©2025 The New York Times Company
Niran Ali, co-owner of a children’s clothing shop in the market destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Nabatieh. — ©2025 The New York Times Company
Abed Al Raouf Farhat, center, inspects the damage to his father’s photo studio in Nabatieh. — ©2025 The New York Times Company
Abed Al Raouf Farhat, center, inspects the damage to his fatherÕs photo studio in Nabatieh, Lebanon, Dec. 23, 2024. (Laura Boushnak/The New York Times)
