For a country as small as Lebanon, the sheer scale of the crisis is staggering.
More than a million people — roughly a fifth of the population — have been forced from their homes since a renewed war erupted last month between Israel and Hezbollah, a militia based in Lebanon.
Many have nowhere to go.
Schools and government buildings converted into shelters are already full. In the capital, Beirut, families sleep along the seafront in tents and cars, trying to stay warm. Some have found refuge with relatives.
The latest round of fighting began after the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran. Hezbollah militants, backed by Iran, then began firing missiles into Israel.
As more people are uprooted, their presence in host communities is heightening sectarian tensions. And with Israel’s attacks intensifying, the country is being pushed to its limits.
David Guttenfelder is a Times visual journalist based in Minneapolis.
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