Up to One Million People Displaced in Lebanon as Israel Continues Air Attacks on Hezbollah Targets

01/10/2024

Up to a sixth of Lebanon's population have been forced to flee their homes as a result of intense Israeli air strikes targeting militant group Hezbollah. 

The country's prime minister said Lebanon was experiencing what could be its largest wave of displacement ever. 

Israel struck multiple targets in Lebanon on Sunday with another round of air strikes targeting Hezbollah, days after the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Beirut. 

Hezbollah said it would keep fighting Israel and has continued to fire rockets at it, including a salvo on Sunday morning. 

With Lebanon already mired in political and economic crisis, the escalation has pushed the country to the brink, as the Israeli bombardment has killed over 700 people in a week, according to health ministry figures. 

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