Politics Lebanon: 1.2 million displaced after Israeli attacks

The number of people displaced in Lebanon as a result of the massive Israeli attacks has risen to around 1.2 million, according to government figures. According to the head of the government's emergency committee, Nasser Yassin, around 160,000 people have been accommodated in emergency shelters. The others have moved to friends, relatives, hotels or their own homes in other areas, the state news agency NNA reported.

According to the government, almost 300,000 people have crossed the border into Syria since the intensive Israeli attacks on targets of the Shia militia Hezbollah began last week. Israel's declared aim is to drive Hezbollah, which has been firing rockets at Israel on a daily basis for months, away from the border so that around 60,000 evacuated Israelis in the north of the country can return to their homes.

SDA