Earlier this year, I travelled from Beirut, where I live, to Kfar Kila – a town in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel. This is the heartland of Lebanon’s Shia Muslim community and of Hezbollah, the militia and political movement whose name means Party of God.
Once a quiet community of around 15,000 people, Kfar Kila was known for its two or three-storey homes and small buildings, stretching through a valley. But after the recent war between Hezbollah and Israel, almost no buildings were left standing. On top of the piles of broken concrete and twisted metal, the group’s bright yellow flag still flew – a sign that, despite all the destruction, Hezbollah was still there.
Postcard from Lebanon: Have Hezbollah’s supporters had enough?
After a devastating war with Israel, Hezbollah is weakened and under pressure to disarm. Hugo Bachega visits communities in Lebanon’s south to ask what comes next for the embattled group.
The World Today
Published 9 June 2025 — 3 minute READ
Image — A portrait of Hezbollah’s assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah hangs in the rubble of a house in southern Lebanon destroyed by Israeli strikes this March. Photo: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images.
