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The 2006 war in Lebanon began on July 12th and lasted until September 8th of that year. Israel’s airstrikes devastated much of the country’s infrastructure, targeting especially the South of the country and Beirut’s southern suburbs, including roads and bridges. The July War displaced over a million Lebanese—a quarter of the population—leaving nearly 1,200 people dead and 4,400 wounded, mainly civilians. For many young Lebanese, it was their first experience of a large-scale war, echoing their families’ experiences during the fifteen-year civil war that ended in 1990.