Airstrikes and shelling force families to flee southern Lebanon
According to reports from the International Rescue Committee, intensified airstrikes and artillery shelling by Israeli forces targeted Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, prompting severe overnight displacements. Local relief groups reported that approximately 1,200 residents were forced to flee their villages with almost nothing, carrying only basic clothes. The newly displaced families sought temporary refuge in overcrowded collective shelters in safer northern regions.
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Country: Lebanon
Conflict: Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
Severity: HIGH
Source: IRC