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| Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM | Israeli strikes may have displaced million people - Lebanon PM |
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| Many families from southern Lebanon are now living on the streets of Beirut after fleeing Israeli air strikes | Many families from southern Lebanon are now living on the streets of Beirut after fleeing Israeli air strikes |
| Many families from southern Lebanon are now living on the streets of Beirut after fleeing Israeli air strikes | Many families from southern Lebanon are now living on the streets of Beirut after fleeing Israeli air strikes |
| Published29 September 2024 | |
| Israel's continuing air strikes may have already forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the country's prime minister has said. | Israel's continuing air strikes may have already forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the country's prime minister has said. |
| "It is the largest displacement movement that may have happened," Najib Mikati said. | "It is the largest displacement movement that may have happened," Najib Mikati said. |
| Lebanon's health ministry reported more than 50 people killed in Sunday's strikes - two days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired more rockets into northern Israel. | Lebanon's health ministry reported more than 50 people killed in Sunday's strikes - two days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired more rockets into northern Israel. |
| In a separate development, Israel said it had carried out "large-scale" air strikes on military targets of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen. | In a separate development, Israel said it had carried out "large-scale" air strikes on military targets of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen. |
| Hezbollah confirmed on Sunday that top military commander Ali Karaki and a senior cleric, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, had also been killed in the Israeli air strikes. | Hezbollah confirmed on Sunday that top military commander Ali Karaki and a senior cleric, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, had also been killed in the Israeli air strikes. |
| "We need to keep hitting Hezbollah hard," Israel's military chief of staff Herzi Halevi said. | "We need to keep hitting Hezbollah hard," Israel's military chief of staff Herzi Halevi said. |
| Another Israeli strike in the central Beirut neighbourhood of Kola early on Monday killed three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the group said in a statement. | |
| The PFLP is a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a coalition recognised at the UN as the official representative of the Palestinians. The group is also considered a terrorist organisation by both the US and EU. | |
| The statement named those killed as military security chief Mohammad Abdel-Aal, military commander Imad Odeh, and fighter Abdel Rahman Abdel-Aal. | |
| Lebanon's Prime Minister Mikati said the wave of air strikes had forced people to flee from Beirut and other parts of the country, including the southern border areas. | |
| The local authorities are struggling to assist everyone in need, with shelters and hospitals under growing pressure, BBC correspondents in Lebanon report. | The local authorities are struggling to assist everyone in need, with shelters and hospitals under growing pressure, BBC correspondents in Lebanon report. |
| Aya Ayoub, aged 25, told the BBC she had to flee her house in Beirut’s southern Tahweetet al-Ghadir suburb with her family of six as it was too dangerous to stay. | Aya Ayoub, aged 25, told the BBC she had to flee her house in Beirut’s southern Tahweetet al-Ghadir suburb with her family of six as it was too dangerous to stay. |
| Around her house, she said, "all the buildings are completely destroyed", and she was currently staying with another 16 people in a house in Beirut. | Around her house, she said, "all the buildings are completely destroyed", and she was currently staying with another 16 people in a house in Beirut. |
| "We left on Friday and had no place to go. We stayed until 02:00 in the streets until a group of people helped us get into a residential building that was under construction. We are living on candles at night, and have to get water and food from outside”. | "We left on Friday and had no place to go. We stayed until 02:00 in the streets until a group of people helped us get into a residential building that was under construction. We are living on candles at night, and have to get water and food from outside”. |
| Sara Tohmaz, a 34-year-old journalist, told the BBC she had left her house near Beirut with her mother and two siblings last Friday. | Sara Tohmaz, a 34-year-old journalist, told the BBC she had left her house near Beirut with her mother and two siblings last Friday. |
| It took them almost 10 hours to reach Jordan through Syria by car, she said. | It took them almost 10 hours to reach Jordan through Syria by car, she said. |
| “I think we are lucky enough to have a place to stay in Jordan, where my mother’s relatives are based. We don’t know what will happen next, and don’t know when we will be back," Tohmaz added. | “I think we are lucky enough to have a place to stay in Jordan, where my mother’s relatives are based. We don’t know what will happen next, and don’t know when we will be back," Tohmaz added. |
| The previously sporadic cross-border fighting escalated on 8 October 2023 - the day after the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip - when Hezbollah fired at Israeli positions, in solidarity with the Palestinians. | The previously sporadic cross-border fighting escalated on 8 October 2023 - the day after the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip - when Hezbollah fired at Israeli positions, in solidarity with the Palestinians. |
| Since then hundreds of people, including many Hezbollah fighters, have been killed, while tens of thousands have also been displaced on both sides of the border. | Since then hundreds of people, including many Hezbollah fighters, have been killed, while tens of thousands have also been displaced on both sides of the border. |
| Video verified by the BBC shows huge explosion in Yemen | Video verified by the BBC shows huge explosion in Yemen |
| Video verified by the BBC shows huge explosion in Yemen | Video verified by the BBC shows huge explosion in Yemen |
| Also on Sunday, Israel said it carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, striking power plants and a port in Ras Isa and Hudaydah. | Also on Sunday, Israel said it carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, striking power plants and a port in Ras Isa and Hudaydah. |
| Footage later emerged showing a huge explosion at the port. | Footage later emerged showing a huge explosion at the port. |
| Israel says it targeted the sites in response to recent missile attacks from the Houthis, as well as to destroy facilities being used to transport Iranian weapons. | Israel says it targeted the sites in response to recent missile attacks from the Houthis, as well as to destroy facilities being used to transport Iranian weapons. |
| The Houthis, a Shia group controlling large areas of Yemen, condemned the Israeli strikes as a "brutal aggression". | The Houthis, a Shia group controlling large areas of Yemen, condemned the Israeli strikes as a "brutal aggression". |
| They said four people were killed and 33 injured, vowing revenge. | They said four people were killed and 33 injured, vowing revenge. |
| There are mounting international fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. | There are mounting international fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. |
| Washington warned Israel against an all-out war with Hezbollah or Iran, saying a major conflict would leave Israelis unable to return to their homes in the north. | Washington warned Israel against an all-out war with Hezbollah or Iran, saying a major conflict would leave Israelis unable to return to their homes in the north. |
| Related topics | Related topics |
| Middle East | Middle East |
| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Israel | Israel |
| Hezbollah | Hezbollah |
| Lebanon | Lebanon |
| Iran | Iran |
| Beirut | Beirut |