'We wish to return to our hometown' says displaced Lebanese

Record ID: 2371532

  • Title: 'We wish to return to our hometown' says displaced Lebanese
  • Date: 30th March 2026
  • Summary: BCHAMOUN, LEBANON (MARCH 30, 2026) (REUTERS)  PEOPLE WALKING IN A YARD OF A SCHOOL-TURNED-SHELTER IN BCHAMOUN / CLOTHES HUNG TO DRY  DISPLACED CHILDREN PLAYING IN SCHOOL YARD VARIOUS OF DISPLACED CHILDREN IN SCHOOL YARD  WOMEN IN HALLWAY OF SCHOOL / CLOTHES HANGING TO DRY  DISPLACED CHILDREN PLAYING ON SCOOTERS IN HALLWAY OF SCHOOL VARIOUS OF ELDERLY MAN LAYING ON MATTRESS
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  • Keywords: Beirut Beirut southern suburbs Israel Lebanese Lebanese social affairs minister Lebanon conflict displaced southern lebanon
  • Location: BCHAMOUN, LEBANON
  • City: BCHAMOUN, LEBANON
  • Country: Lebanon
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001851430032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: On Monday (March 30) the head of Beirut's municipality, Ibrahim Zaidan visited various schools-turned-shelters amid an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel in Beirut. 
        "We were serving one million people, we can serve two million people as well. it just requires more effort from us, it requires more follow-up from us, it requires more attention from us, it requires more awareness from us." said Zaidan during his visit to a school in Bchamoun. 
        Israel has launched heavy air strikes and a ground assault on Lebanon in parallel with the war in Iran, after Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militia fired into Israel in solidarity with Tehran on March 2. Israeli forces have told Lebanese to leave their homes across around 15% of the country including the entire south.
       The Israeli offensive has killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon and displaced over 1 million.
       "We wish to return to our home town and our village. We don't want the enemy to continue occupying our land," said Umm Mohamad, a Lebanese woman displaced from southern Lebanon. 
    (Production: Mahmoud Hassano, Emilie Madi)
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