One day, militia men entered the village and occupied an area in it. Many people from the village, especially the young, left the village. Fearing for his family, Estephan told his wife to leave and take the children, whose ages range from 21 years old to one year old, and go to Jbeil. And he told them that he would stay behind. After a period of time had passed, Estephan noticed that the situation in the village and the region was mostly stable and told his family to return home. Yet, one day and after the family’s return, armed militia men barged into the house and took Estephan by force. That was the last time his family had ever seen or heard from him again.