The forgotten women of Lebanon


Smoke rising from Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. — ©2025 The New York Times Company

IN September, when hundreds of thousands of Lebanese fled Israeli bombing, some left behind the migrant women who cleaned their houses, washed their clothes and cooked their meals.

Some workers said they were locked out; others that they were told to stay as bombs fell.

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