US EditionIsraeli Strikes Pound South of Beirut, Displacing More than 100,000 in a Day
Israeli airstrikes since early March have displaced nearly 700,000 people in Lebanon, with 100,000 fleeing in 24 hours, the UN reports amid urgent humanitarian needs.
- On Tuesday the United Nations said nearly 700,000 people fled their homes in Lebanon in just over a week, with more than 100,000 leaving within 24 hours.
- The cross-border escalation began after Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Israeli strikes since March 2 have killed at least 486 people, including 84 children.
- WFP Lebanon country director Anne Valand said the World Food Programme activated food and cash aid but urgently needs more funding as UNHCR operations in Lebanon are only 14 percent funded.
- Around 120,000 displaced were sheltering in government-designated collective sites while others stayed with relatives or searched for accommodation; 65,000 Syrians returned from Lebanon since early March, with many heading to neighbouring Syria.
- UNHCR's Karolina Lindholm Billing said 'Lives have been upended on a massive scale', and the World Health Organization warned overcrowding in shelters raises disease outbreaks and disrupts routine health services.
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Nearly 700,000 People Displaced in Lebanon Amid Israeli Strikes: UN
More than 667,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced as Israel launched air attacks on the country in an effort to target Hezbollah. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released that figure for March 10. It’s based on the number of people who registered on the Lebanese government’s online displacement platform, and reflected an increase of 100,000 in one day. About 120,000 displaced people were sheltering in government-d…
The Toronto Star
Photos of displaced civilians in Lebanon, where schools and stadiums turn into shelters during war
BEIRUT (AP) — Families in southern Lebanon flee Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah and have taken shelter in Beirut stadiums and schools, as the effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran are felt across the region.
Israeli strikes pound south of Beirut, displacing more than 100,000 in a day
In the space of 24 hours, more than 100,000 people fled in #Lebanon amid #Israeli strikes. About 667,000 people have been displaced since the start of the attacks, which started following that of #Hezbollah on #Israel.
Israel has been relentlessly pounding Lebanon since Hezbollah, Iran's ally Shiite movement, led the country into the regional war.
In just one day, the number of people displaced in Lebanon has increased by over 100,000, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
The New Arab
DawnMideast war displaces 100,000 in Lebanon in single day: UN
Israeli strikes and mass evacuation orders have seen nearly 700,000 people flee their homes in Lebanon in just over a week, with more than 100,000 leaving in 24 hours, the UN said Tuesday. "Lives have been upended on a massive scale," said Karolina Lindholm Billing, the representative in Lebanon of UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency. In just over a week since the new escalation in Lebanon, Israeli air strikes and evacuation warnings to res…
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