{"id":771784,"date":"2026-03-08T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=771784"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:41:47","slug":"this-lebanese-woman-refused-to-leave-her-cat-behind-amid-the-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/771784\/this-lebanese-woman-refused-to-leave-her-cat-behind-amid-the-war\/","title":{"rendered":"This Lebanese Woman Refused to Leave Her Cat Behind Amid the War"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>When Lina Hijazi left her home in Kfara, she didn\u2019t have time to think about what to pack. Like many others fleeing the escalating violence, the departure was sudden. But one decision was clear to her from the start, and that was her cat had to come along.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVgHXHOjLcU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>: &#8220;This is my cat, my sweetheart. She&#8217;s the first one I rescued.&#8221; The small animal has stayed by her side throughout the difficult journey, quietly accompanying her through every uncertain moment.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVgHXHOjLcU\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>Lina and her husband first left their village hoping to find shelter in Bchamoun but continued to Saida, since most shelters were full. 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