Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left

Najib Ayyad checks his apartment in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, which was heavily damaged and likely to be demolished. The apartment overlooks Beaufort Castle, a national symbol of deep personal meaning for him, now occupied by Israeli forces. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for NPR hide caption toggle caption Diego Ibarra Sánchez for NPR NABATIYEH, Lebanon — Past the shattered glass of the balcony doors of Najib Ayyad's damaged apartment in southern Lebanon, he can see a historic local landmark — now occupied by Israeli forces. "You see the castle?" he asks. Beaufort Castle, a crusader-era fortress, was seized in May by Israeli forces who have now gone far beyond what the Israeli government describes as a "security zone" in southern Lebanon. "They can see us clearly from there," he says. "Even if my apartment weren't damaged I couldn't stay." On the day we visit in June, smoke is rising from an Israeli artillery strike near Nabatiyeh, a small city that is a hub in the south of the country. The sound of Israeli drones is a constant backdrop in a city devastated by war, but which still shows tentative signs of residents trying to rebuild their lives here. A member of the paramedic team watches a colum...