Fayrouz Saad discusses destruction of her ancestral home in southern Lebanon
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Updated · NPR · May 4
Fayrouz Saad discusses destruction of her ancestral home in southern Lebanon
5 articles · Updated · NPR · May 4
Saad, a former assistant secretary at the US Department of Homeland Security, described the Israeli military's destruction of her family's home in an interview with NPR's Michel Martin.
The report centres on the loss of her ancestral property in southern Lebanon and Saad's account of the personal impact of the strike.
The interview highlights the human toll of Israeli military action in southern Lebanon through the experience of a US former official with family roots there.
Is the destruction of Lebanese heritage a tragic byproduct of war or a deliberate military tactic?
When international law fails to protect cultural sites, is history itself becoming a casualty of modern warfare?