Families fleeing Israeli attacks take refuge in Lebanon’s mountains

More than one million people have been displaced across Lebanon as Israel escalates military campaign with air attacks, ground invasion.

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Qabr Chamoun, Lebanon – Tucked in the hills of Mount Lebanon, about an hour from Beirut, a school has been turned into a shelter for families displaced from southern Lebanon due to Israeli attacks.

Once filled with students, the schoolyard is now a place for aid deliveries. Slides and swings sit empty. Clothes hang between windows. Inside the classrooms, desks have been pushed aside to make room for mattresses.

Families fleeing Israeli attacks take refuge in Lebanon’s mountains

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