Over the past two months, when Israel stepped up its aerial campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, dozens of buildings along the road were destroyed in airstrikes. The raids targeted what the military said were Hezbollah offices and weapons storage facilities. But the strikes also leveled shops, restaurants, cafés and the homes of civilian residents.
Before the war, the street was alive with trade and businesses big and small, Ibrahim explained. 'It's Beirut's industrial heart,' he said.
The World Bank estimates that the war partially or fully damaged 100,000 housing units across Lebanon, with physical damage and economic losses estimated to cost more than $8.5 billion.
The community has lost its historic leader, its epical leader,' said Paul Salem, vice president for international studies at the Middle East Institute, reflecting on the impact of recent losses in Dahiyeh.
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