The derelict hotel sheltering Lebanese displaced from border - BBC News

Tens of thousands have fled border towns because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage caption, The Hotel Montana in Marwaniyeh has become home to displaced residents of Lebanese border townsBy Carine TorbeyBBC Arabic, Marwaniyeh, southern LebanonOn an elevated position overlooking the town of Marwaniyeh in southern Lebanon, with its pastures and green lands, stands the imposing, three-storey structure of the Hotel Montana.

Despite its derelict state, there are reminders of its better days - a marble-floored reception hall, a large pool and wrought iron railings. After being sold at auction years ago, it was completely abandoned.

Four years ago, authorities agreed with its owner to use it as a quarantine facility during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Today, its owner has once more made it available for use, this time as a displacement centre.

A few months ago, the hotel opened its rooms again to shelter around 50 families from border towns following the start of the ongoing round of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel on 8 October, the day after Hamas's attacks on southern Israel triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68418012

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