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NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) \u2014 Starting in the early hours of Tuesday, Aida Jleilati and her daughter dug through the pile of rubble that was once their home in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon<\/span> picking up some of their belongings that survived a late May airstrike by Israel.<\/p>\n

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They were among a trickle of residents who returned to the city to check on their homes after the announcement of a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war. Iranian officials have said the deal will also mandate an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. <\/p>\n

Although the fighting in southern Lebanon has not stopped, the strikes have been more limited since the U.S.-Iran deal was reached, and many people displaced from the area have taken the opportunity to check on their houses.<\/p>\n

Jleilati and her 22-year-old daughter, Sukaina al-Muhtadi, lived on the first floor of a three-story building consisting of six apartments that collapsed as a result of the airstrike. <\/p>\n

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City subjected to intense airstrikes and shelling<\/h2>\n

Jleilati managed to pull out most of her husband\u2019s scuba diving equipment, as well as some clothes, while her daughter\u2019s main hope was to find a photo album that had pictures taken when she was a little girl.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I say? All that we have gathered in our life has been wasted,\u201d Jleilati said, adding that they knew that their home was destroyed on May 26, when al-Muhtadi saw the destroyed building on a social media platform.<\/p>\n

Since the early days of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, the ancient city of Nabatiyeh has been subjected to intense airstrikes and shelling that have killed and wounded scores of people.<\/p>\n

The once bustling market of Nabatiyeh suffered wide destruction and on Tuesday, several bulldozers were removing rubble and debris as some people returned following the late Sunday deal reached between the U.S. and Iran<\/span> to end the conflict.<\/p>\n

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Jleilati and other residents in the city are not sure whether the truce will last since previous ceasefires<\/span> that first went into effect on April 17 have been fragile with Israel and Hezbollah continuing their attacks.<\/p>\n

Over the past few weeks, Israeli troops have pushed deep into southern Lebanon reaching about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) southeast of the city that has been a trade hub for centuries. It\u2019s famous for its Monday market when residents of nearby villages came to sell products in the city.<\/p>\n

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The importance of Nabatiyeh through the centuries<\/h2>\n

Since the state of Lebanon was created in 1920 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Nabatiyeh and its surroundings have been a center for religious and cultural activities, with Shiite clerics having strong links with the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala in modern day Iraq.<\/p>\n

Nabatiyeh historically was the capital of the predominantly Shiite Jabal Amel region from where some religious scholars went to Iran in the 16th century and helped its Safavid rulers convert much of Iran\u2019s population to Shiite Islam.<\/p>\n

Nabatiyeh is also a main center in Lebanon where Shiite Muslims mark Ashoura, a solemn day marking the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s grandson Imam Hussein. The 10-day mourning period that culminates on the 10th of the Muslim month of Muharram, begins on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

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