UN: One-Fifth of Lebanon's Population Has Left Their Homes

According to the director of the Middle East section of the United Nations for Refugees, about one-fifth of the people in Lebanon have left their homes since the onset of the conflicts, and nearly a quarter of the country is under military evacuation orders from Israel. Rema Jamous Emseis announced at a press conference in Geneva: "More than one million people are now forced to leave their homes in search of safety – although they are not without shelter, as they have been accommodated in collective centers, they have had to flee from their homes." She added: "Israeli airstrikes and military evacuation orders continue to affect more areas of Lebanon. Currently, more than 25 percent of the country is under direct military evacuation orders from Israel. Just yesterday (Monday), 20 more villages in southern Lebanon received evacuation orders." On Sunday, the Israeli army extended evacuation warnings to residents of 21 other villages in southern Lebanon, bringing the total number of villages affected by evacuation orders that week to 157. Despite the Israeli army claiming that its ground operations in Lebanon are "limited" and "local," four divisions of the country are currently involved in these conflicts. Lebanon has a population of about 5 million people.