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In Lebanon, they are mostly found in the country’s Shiite-dominant areas, like Beirut and southern Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, is estimated to have a population of about 2 million people.
On 1 October 2024, Israel invaded Southern Lebanon in an escalation of the ongoing Israel–Hezbollah conflict, a spillover of the Israel–Hamas war. This was a result of major attacks that occurred month prior. [5] In September 2024, the Israel Defense Forces launched a series of airstrikes across Lebanon, sparking significant controversy.
Since then, Hezbollah and Israel have been involved in cross-border military exchanges that have displaced entire communities in Israel and Lebanon, with significant damage to buildings and land along the border. From 7 October 2023 to 20 September 2024, there were 10,200 cross border attacks, of which Israel launched 8,300. [114]
Citizens and permanent residents of Lebanon have fled the nation or have been internally displaced since the escalation of tensions between Israel and Hezbollah beginning in 2023, and especially during and following the September 2024 Lebanon strikes in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley. As of 25 September 2024, nearly 500,000 people were ...
Lebanese Government: SSNP-L: Government victory. Failed coup attempt; Six-Day War (1967) Egypt Jordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Iraq Kuwait Israel: Defeat (Minor involvement) Israel captures and occupies the Golan Heights, the West Bank (incl. East Jerusalem), the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula. Insurgency in South Lebanon (1968–1982 ...
Israel has called the bombardment a “new phase” of its war on Gaza, striking more than 1,000 targets in Lebanon which it says were Hezbollah strongholds or military facilities in homes.
Oct 15, 3:12 PM Attacks on hospitals, health workers jeopardize health care in Lebanon, WHO warns. Nearly half of the health care centers and dispensaries in conflict-affected areas in Lebanon are ...
Middle Eastern crisis Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Palestinian internal political violence, the Israel–Lebanon conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Clockwise from top: Fires in the Gaza envelope following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, damage from the Israeli bombing of the Gaza ...