Israel resumes bombing in Lebanon, and the truce hangs in the balance.

BeirutIt's been a while since Mariam Azzaz last looked up at the sky for warplanes and drones. Now the anguish has returned. She lives in Hadath, in the southern districts of Beirut. Days ago, she had to rush to her son's school after Israel issued an evacuation order to clear a residential building that would be bombed near the Liceu de les Arts, where 11-year-old Michel studies. "It's one of the most déjà vu".

"I couldn't get my car out of the parking lot at home because of the traffic. A friend came to pick me up on a motorcycle to pick up my son. It was chaos." During the three months of war in which the suburbs of Beirut have been bombed daily by Israeli aircraft, the woman has experienced similar situations: fear, anxiety and the urgency to run away at any moment to get her children to safety. Israel said it had bombed a drone depot. Next to my son's school there was a drone depot. It was a residential building, with apartments and shops on the ground floor. I don't know, I think we can never be safe or calm," she laments.

Three days later, another Israeli airstrike on the Sfeir neighborhood, on the outskirts of Beirut, left four dead: a Hezbollah commander and three members of his family, in the bombing, in the bombing, in the bombing, surrounding buildings. "Thank God we're all fine and our house is still standing; we've been lucky," says Adam Hachem, who works in a tailor shop on Hamra Street in downtown Beirut. After leaving, Israel attacked Sfeir. "I think they're going to launch more attacks. Maybe tomorrow, in a month, in a year... We don't know," he says uncertainly. His father, Elieh, chimes in: "For every step you take forward, you take ten steps back. The displaced people used to return and start repairing their house. And now again: ruins and destruction," he complains.

The ceasefire hangs in the balance

Despite the truce in force since the end of November, the Israeli army has killed 130 people in Lebanon and has resumed bombing in the south and center of the country, and the suburbs of Beirut, in retaliation for the rocket fire from the border. Although Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for any of the three rocket attacks last week, it has warned that if the Lebanese government does not halt the Israeli attacks, it will be forced to act. The fragile ceasefire hangs by a thread and The pressure on Lebanon is increasingThe United States holds Lebanese authorities responsible for the renewed violence on the border and demands the immediate disarmament of the pro-Iranian militia. Therefore, the United States special envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, seeks to pressure the Lebanese government to establish a clear timetable for the disarmament of Hezbollah and support the Israeli offensive, which Washington considers a preemptive action.

Meanwhile, a few kilometers from the bombings, life in Beirut continues with apparent normality. However, uncertainty affects businesses and the hospitality sector. "The government has taken no action against Hezbollah. If it had, it probably could have been avoided this time. Without action against Hezbollah and with smokescreen measures on the economic front, such as the so-called law on the lifting of bank secrecy, we will continue to be a country that no one wants to deal with, a country that is not safe for tourism, a country, from a restaurant in the Christian quarter of Gemmayzeh. Clients have begun canceling their reservations. "If the people here are afraid, imagine the tourists. If the instability continues, the Easter season will be a disaster. There's no way to lift our heads," he laments.

"The army will have to confront Hezbollah. There's no other option if we want stability. Only then can Lebanon defeat Hezbollah, not Israel," says Jimmy, a Maronite Christian and member of the far-right Phalangist Lebanese Forces party.

While Israeli attacks persist and the economy fails to recover, Beirut remains trapped in an agonizing wait. With each passing day, uncertainty grows, and it seems that hope for stability is fading. The city resists, but its wounds are not healing. There is a feeling in the air that the truce is merely a pause before the next explosion.