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The Guardian - UK
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Bint Jbeil - one year on

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July 2007: Hussein stands in what used to be the living room of his house almost a year after the war in Lebanon. Hussein and his wife, Zeinab, now live in only one room after the rest of their house was demolished Photograph: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP
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July 2007: Samieh Zuriq looks at the destruction outside his house. A year after the war, much of the infrastructure has been restored but the rebuilding of homes has been slow and the services sector remains stagnant Photograph: Marwan Naamani/AFP
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July 2007: A Lebanese girl walks amidst the rubble of houses destroyed during the war last year Photograph: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP
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July 2007: A Lebanese man walks in town, passing buildings destroyed during the war Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP
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July 2007: A local man wanders among the rubble Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP
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July 2007: A Lebanese woman walks past a mosque that still carries the scars of war Photograph: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP
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July 2007: A worker reconstructs a balcony Photograph: Ali Hashisho/Reuters
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July 2007: Some parts of town have already been rebuilt Photograph: AFP
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July 2007: Some parts of town have already been rebuilt Photograph: AFP
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