This picture shows the destruction in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on December 14, 2024, after Israel withdrew from the area as Lebanon's army deployed under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah. Israel stepped up its campaign in south Lebanon in late September after nearly a year of cross-border exchanges begun by Hezbollah in support of Hamas following its Palestinian ally's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel. A ceasefire came into effect on November 27. (Photo by AFP)