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A year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has destroyed many lives and livelihoods, including those of Syrian refugees ...

A group of volunteers from Syria's White Helmets civil defence force have set up a mobile puppet theatre, travelling across displacement camps in the country's northwest to perform educational shows.