Beirut, Lebanon - September 24, 2024

Thousands of families have been forced to flee their homes amid Israel's large-scale airstrikes across Lebanon since Monday which have resulted in 558 deaths and 1,835 injuries as of Tuesday.

Many are moving north toward the capital, Beirut, through gridlocked streets, hoping to find safety.

For Hosein Nessr, all he was able to carry from his home in southern Lebanon to the temporary residence center was just a small bag of belongings.

The shelters are quickly filling up with refugees, who offer testament to the harshness of the Israeli attacks.

Tens of thousands of Lebanese residents displaced from various areas across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley have taken shelter in schools turned into temporary shelters.

International organizations are helping to meet the needs of the displaced.

This is the most significant displacement and deadliest bombardment Lebanon has seen since its 33-day conflict with Israel in 2006.

Most residents say they hope that the escalation will not be prolonged or explode into all-out war.

Shotlist:
Beirut, Lebanon - Sept 24, 2024:
1. Entrance to temporary residence center;
2. Various of displaced residents;
3. Hosein Nessr, displaced Lebanese resident, standing at entrance to temporary residence center, carrying bag;
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hosein Nessr, displaced Lebanese resident:
"It was very difficult, I survived miraculously. They bombed a building a few meters away, my house was hit by shrapnel. I escaped at night.";
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ebrahim Qeryani, displaced Lebanese resident:
"When we arrived, they welcomed us and asked us to rest until lunch, and said they will provide us with a room. They said this shelter is full and they will find other shelters for us.";
6. Various of Nasser Yassin, Lebanese Minister of Environment; Chairman, National Crisis Response Coordination Committee, speaking over dashboard;
7. Staff members at center;
8. Supplies;
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nasser Yassin, Lebanese Minister of Environment; Chairman, National Crisis Response Coordination Committee:
"Many public schools have become shelter centers. The number of schools has reached 252, and the number of displaced people from the south in open shelter centers has reached 27,000 people. We have set up a dashboard in coordination with the governors, local authorities and administrations to provide this information continuously, and we update it permanently.";
10. Various of staff members delivering supplies;
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon.
"UNICEF is supporting the communities and the different ministries to cope with a situation when thousands of thousands of people have been displaced. And as we are speaking, we're distributing mattresses, sheets, blankets and hygiene kits.";
12. Various of staff members delivering supplies.

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