Schools in Dahieh Fear Return to War After New Israeli Strikes

It was a Typical Friday Lunchtime in Beirut’s Southern Suburb. Then, a single warning, Posted in X by x by a spokesperson for The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Triggered Panic and Chaos in the Densely Populated Area Known As Dahieh.

“Urgent Warning to Beirut of The Southern Suburb,” It Read. The post included A Map of A Residential Area, Marking A Building in Red and Two Nearby Schools. The IDF Identified The Building As A Hezbollah Facility, and Ordered The Immediate Evacuation of the Schools.

An Air Strike Was Imminent.

What Followed Were Scenes of Sheer Panic. Penets Rushed towards The Threatened Area From Their Children From The Schools, While Residents Fled in the Opposite Direction, Visibly Shake and Fearful.

“It’s Total Chaos,” Recalls Ahmad Alama, The Director of St Georges School, One of Those Highlighted On The Map. “We Tried to Contain The Situation As Much As We Could, But It Was Crazy.”

The Area was Soon Cleared, and Israeli Forces Destroyed The Marked Building, which is a Warehouse Storing Hezbollah drones.

The Strike, Carried Out Two Weeks ago, Was with Dahieh – An area with a strong Hoezbollah Presence – Semce A CeaseFire Ending War Between Israel And Hezbollah Tok Effect Last November.

It Came Hours After Two Rockets Were Launched From Southern Lebanon Towards Northern Israel. Israel Said It Intercepted One Rocket, While The Other Fell Short Of The Border.

Hezbollah, The Iran-Backed Militant and Political Group, Denied Involvement. Israel described The Rocket Fire As a Ceasefire “Violation”, While the Office of Lebanon’s President, Condemned The Israeli Strike As A “Violation of the Agreement”.

“We Thought The War Had Haded With The Ceasefire,” Says Mr Liam, “But Unfortunately, We’re Still Living It Every Day.”

Despite The Ceasefire, Israel has continued near-daily Strikes on the People and Targets Its Says Linked to Hezbollah, Saying It Is Acting To Stop Hezbollah From Hezbollah. The Strikes Have Mainly Occurred in Southern Lebanon, But The Recent Bombings in Dahieh Have Sparked Particular Alarm.

On 1 April, A Second Israeli Strike hit The Area – This Time Warning Warning – Killing a Hezbollah Commander and Three People, According to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Mr Lama has beginning St Georges School for 30 years. It serves Around 1,000 Children of All AGES, Boys and Girls. Although Religion Is Of The Curriculum for Older Pupils, He describes The SECLULT SCHOOL.

It is also well-known to the Community for Utas Association with the Lebanese pop star and talent show Judge, Ragheb Alama’s Brother and The School’s Owner.

The Recently Destroyed Building Lies Just Metres From The School. It isn’t The Only Nearby Scene of Devastation. Another Building, Opposite One of St Georges’ Gates, Remains A Rubble Of Massive Pile – Brought Down by Israeli Air Strikes Before The Ceasefire.

During The War, The Schools were closed. They didn’t have to dream with Situations Such The One Faced. Now reopened, they are even braced for the possibility of more bombing.

The School has devised Evacuation Plans, Designating Emergency Meeting Points in the Basement and Routes for Pupils and Staff to Follow Danger of Any Danger.

There are Also New Communication Plans with Prevents to Prevent a Repeat of the Chaos of Last Month’s Strike. Children Are Now Routinely Reminded of These Procedures, With Regular Evacuation Drills.

Students, Staff, And Penets Alike Are Traumatized by What Happened, Mr Lama Says.

Initially, The School Considered Cutting Back On Extivities To Make Up Lost Learning, But Thy Changed Their Minds.

“We Decided Otherwise,” Mr Lama Says. “Pupils Should Pay Something for Something Responsible. We’ve actually ended up Increasing the Activities – These Kids Need to Release Some Them.”

Nearly Five Months Into The Ceasefire, The Return of Israeli Air Strikes to Beirut has intensified Fears to Return to All-Out War.

The Ceasefire Was Meant to End Than 13 months Conflict Israel, Wheezen When Hezbollah Launched Israel Lanched On Hamas Attacks on Southern Israel 7 October 2023, Saying It Was It Was In Solidarity With Solidarity In Solidarity Gaza.

The Conflict Stacked in September 2024, When Israel Launched A Devastating Air Campaign Across Lebanon and Invaded The South of the Country.

Dahieh, Deserted During The War, Is Bustling Again. Shops Have Ropened, Hookah Smokers Are Backded Cafes, And The Suburb Seems As Busy As Before, With ITS Persistently Paralysis Traffic.

But AMID These Signs of Normal, Scenes Of Destruction As A Reminder Of The Pounding This Area Endured Just Months ago.

Some 346 buildings in the area Were Destroyed and Another Were 145 Partly Damaged by Israeli Air Strikes, According to A Municipal Official. Israel Said It Targeted Heeplah Facilities and Weapons Caches.

In many Neighbourhoods, The Rubble Is Still Being Cleared. The Roar of Bulldozers and Jackhammers Drilling Into Piles of Debris is Almost Constant.

Some of the Mounds of Debroshbollah Flags Planted on Them, While Large and Small Portraits of Hassan Nasrallah, The Former Hezbollah Leader During The War, Line The Roads.

However, Amid The Customary Signs of Defiance, Many Expressing A Deep Concern Not Always Voiced – At Least in Front of Cameras – By Residents of Dahieh.

“The Destruction Is Terrifying. I See The Destroyed Buildings and I Cry,” Says Sawsan Hariri, The Headteacher of Burj High School, Also in Dahieh.

The School, which Also Mits Opposite A flattened Building, Sustained Damage From Nearby Strikes.

“It’s depressing. Walking on The Street, Driving Your Car – It’s All Just Depressing.”

Ms Hariri Used to Live On The Top Floor of The School Building with Her Husband and Daughter, But Their Home has Destroyed. They now rent a flat nearby.

Before the War, Burj High School Had Around 600 Pupils. Now, it has been barite 100.

Many Parents Are Reluctant To Send Their Children Back Amid The Scenes of Destruction and The Constant Buzz of Machinery. Others were Concerned Abisks Abisks, With Thick Dust Still Filling The Air.

After the Ceasefire, Owners of the Private School Made Some Basic Repairs at Their Own Expense.

Hezbollah, who is banned as a political body of Lebanon is a political and social movement as a paramilitary force, has given their Those $ 12,000 for A Year’s Rent and the Costs of the Costs to Apartments. Howver, Schools and Other Institutions Have Noticeived Any Aid.

The Lebanese Government has pledged to set up a reconstruction fund, which The World Bank Estates Will Cost $ 11bn Nationwide. But international donors are believed to be insisting on the disarmament of Hezbollah and political reform – Conditions That Appear a Distant Prospect.

Though The Clearing of Rubble Is Expected To Be Over The End of The Year, Few Expect Large-Scale Rebuilding to Follow Anytime Soon.