Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When Israeli forces occupied the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, thousands of miles away in Michigan, Danielle Elzayat thought to check on her house.
Dearborn and neighboring Dearborn Heights are home to the largest Lebanese-American population in the U.S.; many families trace their roots back to Bint Jbeil, and, like Elzayat, still own property there.
It became a daily ritual: Danielle Elzayat would pore over satellite images circulated by neighbors and family to find the house her father built—until one day, there was only rubble.
WSJ analyzes satellite imagery and on-the-ground video to show how dozens of homes owned by Americans have been destroyed by Israel forces since April.
Chapters:
0:00 U.S. homes destroyed by Israel
0:58 Emigration from Bint Jbeil
2:42 IDF mission in Lebanon
5:10 Bint Jbeil the symbol
6:31 Ongoing destruction
WSJ video investigations use visual evidence to reveal the truth behind the most important stories of the day.
#Israel #Lebanon #WSJ
When Israeli forces occupied the town of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, thousands of miles away in Michigan, Danielle Elzayat thought to check on her house.
Dearborn and neighboring Dearborn Heights are home to the largest Lebanese-American population in the U.S.; many families trace their roots back to Bint Jbeil, and, like Elzayat, still own property there.
It became a daily ritual: Danielle Elzayat would pore over satellite images circulated by neighbors and family to find the house her father built—until one day, there was only rubble.
WSJ analyzes satellite imagery and on-the-ground video to show how dozens of homes owned by Americans have been destroyed by Israel forces since April.
Chapters:
0:00 U.S. homes destroyed by Israel
0:58 Emigration from Bint Jbeil
2:42 IDF mission in Lebanon
5:10 Bint Jbeil the symbol
6:31 Ongoing destruction
WSJ video investigations use visual evidence to reveal the truth behind the most important stories of the day.
#Israel #Lebanon #WSJ
