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Lebanon has opened a large tent shelter on Beirut’s seafront to house civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment, as the number of people forced from their homes continues to rise.
Rows of blue tents have been installed near Beirut port to replace informal camps that had spread along the Mediterranean coast in recent weeks. Families arriving at the site on 22 May included children carrying belongings, elderly residents and volunteers setting up temporary shelters.
Lebanese authorities say more than one million people have now been displaced across the country since Hezbollah entered the regional conflict in support of Iran following Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader.
