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Between bomb craters: Taxis stuck on war-hit Lebanon-Syria border

People fleeing Israeli bombardment in Lebanon cross a crater, caused by an Israeli strike, in Masnaa on the Lebanese side of the border crossing with Syria, on November 20, 2024. [AFP]

Stuck in no man's land on the war-hit Lebanon-Syria border, cab driver Fadi Slika now scrapes a living ferrying passengers between two deep craters left by Israeli air strikes.

The journey is just two kilometres (about 1.2 miles), but Slika has no other choice -- his taxi is his only source of income.

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