Your Prime Minister Lebanon Najib Mikati says around 1.2 million people have already been displaced by the conflict, as the crisis appears to be worsening.
People fled the hardest-hit areas where Hezbollah has a strong presence: the south, the east of the Bekaa Valley and Dahiye, in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The city’s Martyron Square became a place where dozens of families gathered, with nowhere to go.
Some tents have been pitched near concrete walls, but many sleep on the steps of the nearby Mohammad Al Amin Mosque or on mattresses on the ground.
Despair
Mohamed, 55, arrived five days ago with his wife, son and seven grandchildren, aged between 13 and two. They were trying to move into a shelter, he said, but couldn’t find a place.
“We have nowhere to go,” he said. Thanks to donations, they were able to eat – but they struggle without diapers, milk and medicine.
At his side, Mohammed, 26, arrived with his three children, aged seven, five and four. He said he used to work in Dahieh but since all the stores are closed, he lost his job.
“There is no work,” he said, “all the jobs are lost.”