00:00A mirror faddle cuts oranges at a temporary juice stand in Beirut, where she works with her son Mahmoud Ali.
00:07They fled their home in Beirut's southern suburbs as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel were about to ignite again in
00:14early March.
00:15Now living with a relative in Gie, south of the capital, the pair travel to Beirut every day in the
00:21attempt to keep their juice business alive.
00:24I have an iron juicer, but it is my livelihood, my source of income.
00:29I have nothing else, but if I lose it, how will I get another one? Or how will I get
00:34back on my feet?
00:36Their car is still a place where they take breaks while they work, as they seek assistance from neighbours to
00:41get access to facilities and clean water.
00:46Me and him stayed in the car here for two or three days. We parked it here and made it
00:51like our home.
00:53We would take turns resting for two, three days, for us to focus and figure out what to do.
01:01Mahmoud Ali, father of three, says the sacrifice is for his family.
01:06I am also fighting for my children's sake, for my mother, my sister, my wife and my mother-in-law's
01:12sake.
01:13I found myself working really hard because I'm working, I'm getting tired.
01:17I come to work under strikes and I have customers I don't want to lose.
01:21I want to get back to my shop. I want to stay strong.
01:25In March, Lebanon was dragged into the regional war when Hezbollah opened fire in support of Tehran,
01:31prompting an Israeli offensive that has killed more than 2,400 people, Lebanese authorities say.
01:37On April 16th, a 10-day ceasefire was announced, but Amira and her son refused to return to their home
01:43until the war truly ends,
01:45having rebuilt once in 2024, only to lose everything again when war reignited.
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