Lebanese displaced by war turn to satellites to check their homes

Unable to return home, some Lebanese displaced by Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon are buying satellite images to see whether their houses survived.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/759x506+0+0/resize/759x506!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2Fda%2F45f5177842b9bce8a533985b10be%2Fsatelite-of-yaroun-neighborhood-may-11-2026-1.gif' alt='Mazen Farah points to the location of a convent in his hometown of Yaroun, southern Lebanon, that residents say was destroyed. Despite satellite images and video showing the damage. Israel has denied striking the convent, citing a different building as proof. Unable to return, Yaroun residents are relying on satellite and other imagery to document the destruction from afar.'/><p>Unable to return home, some Lebanese displaced by Israel's invasion of southern Lebanon are buying satellite images to see whether their houses survived.</p><p>(Image credit: Jane Arraf)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-124672' />