Displaced families camp on central Beirut's Ain al-Mreisseh seaside promenade on Oct. 7, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
Fatima al-Ahmad, a 65-year-old Lebanese woman, spent the rainy Sunday night hidden behind a wall of the Lazarists building in downtown Beirut. She was not alone; a dozen other displaced people sought refuge in the same space. Like her, they have fled the Israeli bombardments on the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon that have intensified since the end of September.“I was so cold during the night,” says the woman who took refuge on the sidewalk along the Mohammad al-Amine Mosque after fleeing her home in the Kafaat neighborhood in the southern suburbs. “We spent some time yesterday (Sunday) sheltered behind the wall of a building to protect ourselves from the rain, then they kicked us out. I’m now back on the sidewalk,” explains Fatima, who has been sleeping on the street for over a month and whose face has been burned by the...
Fatima al-Ahmad, a 65-year-old Lebanese woman, spent the rainy Sunday night hidden behind a wall of the Lazarists building in downtown Beirut. She was not alone; a dozen other displaced people sought refuge in the same space. Like her, they have fled the Israeli bombardments on the southern suburbs of Beirut and southern Lebanon that have intensified since the end of September.“I was so cold during the night,” says the woman who took refuge on the sidewalk along the Mohammad al-Amine Mosque after fleeing her home in the Kafaat neighborhood in the southern suburbs. “We spent some time yesterday (Sunday) sheltered behind the wall of a building to protect ourselves from the rain, then they kicked us out. I’m now back on the sidewalk,” explains Fatima, who has been sleeping on the street for over a month and whose face has been...
