Drones, explosions and soldiers in bulldozers: Surrounded by Israelis in Lebanon's 'model town'

Dodging the broken glass carpeting her home in southern Lebanon, Mariam al-Yaghi exited onto her upper balcony and pointed. A few hundred metres ​away was a sight the 67-year-old had grown accustomed to: military vehicles moving through the adjacent Lebanese village, still occupied by Israeli troops. Mariam al-Yaghi ,67, Lebanese resident from West Zawtar, stands in her damaged house in southern Lebanon, on October 1, 2026. — Reuters At night, Israeli soldiers patrol so close to Yaghi’s home in ‌West Zawtar that she can hear their voices. By day, she is often trailed by a small Israeli…