A displaced mother and her children, under a tent on the Beirut waterfront, on April 2, 2026. (Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
For more than a month, Lebanon has been grappling with the effects of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, with more than one million people forced by Israeli attacks and threats to flee their homes in the South, the Bekaa, and Beirut’s southern suburbs. The number continues to rise as the war intensifies. Those with means have stayed with friends or relatives, while many others are now homeless, living in tents or sometimes in their cars. Some have found shelter in facilities set up by authorities or private organizations, but these are plagued by overcrowding and a lack of privacy. Even more concerning is the frequent absence of basic hygiene conditions, raising fears of disease outbreaks. Access to clean and private sanitation facilities remains an essential need, as critical as food and medical care. In response to the humanitarian...
For more than a month, Lebanon has been grappling with the effects of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, with more than one million people forced by Israeli attacks and threats to flee their homes in the South, the Bekaa, and Beirut’s southern suburbs. The number continues to rise as the war intensifies. Those with means have stayed with friends or relatives, while many others are now homeless, living in tents or sometimes in their cars. Some have found shelter in facilities set up by authorities or private organizations, but these are plagued by overcrowding and a lack of privacy. Even more concerning is the frequent absence of basic hygiene conditions, raising fears of disease outbreaks. Access to clean and private sanitation facilities remains an essential need, as critical as food and medical care. In response to the...
