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For the safety of the UN peacekeepers, we asked them to move out of those locations,
Fishing was the way we supported our children. If we don't go out to sea, we won't be able to feed ourselves,
said fisherman Issam Haboush Netanyahu says he wants to bring back
the displaced to their homes in northern Israel ... Qassem said We are firing hundreds of rockets and dozens of drones. A large number of settlements and cities are under the fire of the resistance,
Kassem said in a video address, speaking from an undisclosed location The situation is extremely difficult. The bombing and explosions haven’t stopped,
said Mahmoud Abu Shehatah, a Jabaliya resident Everything is on the table. Israel has capabilities to hit targets near and far – we have proved it.”
Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said in an interview with CNN late on Monday The devastation is beyond belief for all people in Lebanon as it is in Gaza. We can't let this happen again,
We are seeing the same patterns that we saw in Gaza,
added Jeremy Laurence of the UN rights office We need to do everything we can to stop that from happening,
said Matthew Hollingworth, Lebanon country director for the United Nations' World Food Program It is in my mind from the time I wake until the time I sleep, that we could go into the same sort of spiral of doom... We shouldn't allow that to happen,
I have grown old while watching my children hungry, scared, having nightmares and screaming day and night from the sound of the bombing and shells,
said one displaced woman, Israa Abu Matar, 26. We know in our minds, our hearts, in every cell in our bodies: there will be no rehabilitation without the return of the hostages. All of them,
said Nitza Corngold, whose son Tal Shoham was kidnapped As long as the enemy threatens our existence and the peace of our country, we will continue to fight. As long as our hostages are still in Gaza, we will continue to fight,
A lot of migrant workers are unable to access health care and services offered by the government without documentation. This is a gross human rights violation now worsened by the security situation in the country,
Most of the nearly 900 government-established collective shelters in Lebanon have no more capacity,
Rula Amin, from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), said during a press briefing in Geneva The lack of diplomatic missions in the country is worsening the situation. Most countries do not have embassies in the country but only honorary consulates,
These people do not care about us. To them we are like working machines. My friends were denied entry at shelters. There were thrown out because they are not Lebanese,
says Regina Blessing Kyalo, a Kenyan domestic worker who came to Lebanon in 2023 Our bosses are holding on to our passports and travel documents. They are running away with our documents,
said Kyalo, describing any attempt to get back home as "mission impossible." We are stuck. There is no way out,
There is need for organized sheltering for migrants, which should be organized by international organizations,
Foi'Elle said while also stating