Mar 16, 2026
Israel’s bombing of Lebanon has displaced more than one million people across the country, the Lebanese government announced on Monday.
The milestone, representing one-fifth of the country’s population, came on the same day the Israeli military launched what it described as a "limited and targeted" operation in the country’s south against the militant group Hezbollah.
The displacement has been triggered by numerous Israeli evacuation orders and waves of intensive bombing covering widespread areas of southern Lebanon, parts of the Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut, often forcing thousands to flee at short notice along single roads to safety.
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Meanwhile, Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said that displaced Lebanese residents would not be able to return to their homes south of the Litani River until northern Israel was considered safe.
"Hundreds of thousands of Shiite residents of southern Lebanon who have evacuated or are evacuating their homes in southern Lebanon and Beirut will not return to areas south of the Litani line until the safety of northern residents is ensured," he said in a statement.