UN official says 100,000 Lebanese are in shelters after unprecedented Israeli warnings - Reuters
UN official says 100,000 Lebanese are in shelters after unprecedented Israeli warnings Reuters
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"We’ve been able to confirm at least 100,000 people moving from Tehran in first two days of the crisis."
— Matthew Saltmarsh , Other
"About 100,000 people that are, as of this morning, in some 477 collective shelters."
— Imran Riza , Other
"What we saw in the last couple of days is, I would say … unprecedented in terms of the scale here in Lebanon of the warnings, the displacement orders, and the reaction, the panic also, that this has all created."
— Imran Riza , Other
"We urge the parties to step back from the brink of a major escalation of this conflict in Lebanon."
— Ravina Shamdasani , Activist
"Prompt and thorough investigations must be conducted, particularly to determine whether such attacks complied with the principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions."
— Ravina Shamdasani , Activist
"What we saw in the last couple of days is, I would say ... unprecedented in terms of the scale here in Lebanon of the warnings, the displacement orders, and the reaction, the panic also, that this has all created."
— Imran Riza , Other
"What we saw in the last couple of days is, I would say ... unprecedented in terms of the scale here in Lebanon of the warnings, the displacement orders, and the reaction, the panic also, that this has all created."
— Imran Riza , Other
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The UN's refugee agency estimates that over 300,000 people have been displaced in Iran and Lebanon due to US and Israeli military campaigns, with numbers expected to rise as the conflict continues.
A senior UN official reports that about 100,000 people have fled to shelters in Lebanon following unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders, with numbers expected to increase rapidly.
A senior UN official reports that about 100,000 people have fled to shelters in Lebanon following unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders, with numbers expected to increase rapidly.
A senior UN official reports that about 100,000 people have fled to shelters in Lebanon following unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders, with numbers expected to increase rapidly.
A senior UN official reports that about 100,000 people have fled to shelters in Lebanon following unprecedented Israeli evacuation orders, with numbers expected to increase rapidly.
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