As 800,000 flee, half of Lebanon lives in war zones without markets, supplies or healthcare
Issued on: 13/03/2026 - 17:06
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Hassan Al-Sayed. Field Coordinator for the NGO Solidarités International, joining us from Saida in southern Lebanon, a city that has rapidly transformed into a refuge for hundreds of thousands displaced. A significant proportion of the population remains trapped in areas exposed to daily bombardment, unable to leave due to poverty, disability, age, or family responsibilities. The psychological trauma experienced by displaced families and those trapped in conflict zones underscores the sheer cruelty and profound human cost of war.
Video by: Genie GODULA
Issued on: 13/03/2026 - 17:06
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Hassan Al-Sayed. Field Coordinator for the NGO Solidarités International, joining us from Saida in southern Lebanon, a city that has rapidly transformed into a refuge for hundreds of thousands displaced. A significant proportion of the population remains trapped in areas exposed to daily bombardment, unable to leave due to poverty, disability, age, or family responsibilities. The psychological trauma experienced by displaced families and those trapped in conflict zones underscores the sheer cruelty and profound human cost of war.
Video by: Genie GODULA
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iran's supreme leader.
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 March, 2026
UN chief Antonio Guterres said he had arrived in Beirut on Friday for a "solidarity" visit to Lebanon, where more than 687 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since 2 March.
Guterres is expected to raise awareness of the growing humanitarian needs in the country, with more than 800,000 people displaced since the conflict spread to Lebanon.
"I have just landed in Beirut for a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon. They did not choose this war. They were dragged into it," the United Nations secretary-general said on X.
"The UN and I will spare no effort in striving for the peaceful future that Lebanon and this region so richly deserve."
The UN said an emergency appeal for funds is to be launched during his visit.
The UN's migration agency said that it needed $19 million to cover operations over the next three months.
"Humanitarian needs are rising faster than the response," Mathieu Luciano, the Lebanon mission chief for the International Organization for Migration, told reporters in Geneva.
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes.
Israel expanded its strikes in Lebanon on Friday, targeting multiple areas including a bridge over the Litani river that it said Hezbollah had been using as a passageway for its fighters.
Hezbollah launched fresh attacks against Israeli forces Friday.
(AFP and TNA staff)
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