04:06A Beirut nightclub dubbed 'Sky Bar' has opened its doors to hundreds of Lebanese refugees fleeing the fighting as Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure continue to rain down on the capital.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows internally displaced people (IDPs), including women and children, taking shelter inside the nightclub as aid workers provide medical services, free haircuts and water.
"We slept three days on the streets. The nightclub owner sympathised with the displaced people and brought them in," a refugee said.
"By chance, we were passing through the area, and we came across displaced people on the road. They directed us to this place, and the owner was very kind to us," added a second.
According to Gail Irani, Sky Bar's public relations officer, the nightclub is sheltering 400 people, with more IDPs coming by the day.
"We are providing water, electricity, internet and enough space so they can sleep under a decent roof," he added.
The IDF bombing campaign began on September 23, with more than 1,200 people killed and over 7,000 injured at the time of publication, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
In a video interview broadcast on September 30, Nasser Yassin, Lebanon's Minister of Environment and head of the Emergency Committee, said that the government estimates that the number of displaced people exceeds one million in "one of the biggest humanitarian situations in the world."
According to Lebanese authorities, there are 850 shelters in the country. Still, some displaced people go to relatives while others settle in public squares and old buildings, which the authorities describe as spontaneous shelters.
Last Friday, a series of Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Southern Front commander Ali Karaki and a number of Nasrallah's aides, according to Hezbollah.
Tensions between Lebanon and Israel escalated in mid-September after the bombing of wireless devices used by Hezbollah and the Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which targeted Hezbollah military commanders.
The Israeli army has been exchanging cross-border shelling with Hezbollah, Lebanese and Palestinian factions since October 8, 2023, one day after the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
'We slept three days on the streets' - Beirut nightclub welcomes hundreds of refugees amid Israeli offensive
A Beirut nightclub dubbed 'Sky Bar' has opened its doors to hundreds of Lebanese refugees fleeing the fighting as Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure continue to rain down on the capital.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows internally displaced people (IDPs), including women and children, taking shelter inside the nightclub as aid workers provide medical services, free haircuts and water.
"We slept three days on the streets. The nightclub owner sympathised with the displaced people and brought them in," a refugee said.
"By chance, we were passing through the area, and we came across displaced people on the road. They directed us to this place, and the owner was very kind to us," added a second.
According to Gail Irani, Sky Bar's public relations officer, the nightclub is sheltering 400 people, with more IDPs coming by the day.
"We are providing water, electricity, internet and enough space so they can sleep under a decent roof," he added.
The IDF bombing campaign began on September 23, with more than 1,200 people killed and over 7,000 injured at the time of publication, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
In a video interview broadcast on September 30, Nasser Yassin, Lebanon's Minister of Environment and head of the Emergency Committee, said that the government estimates that the number of displaced people exceeds one million in "one of the biggest humanitarian situations in the world."
According to Lebanese authorities, there are 850 shelters in the country. Still, some displaced people go to relatives while others settle in public squares and old buildings, which the authorities describe as spontaneous shelters.
Last Friday, a series of Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Southern Front commander Ali Karaki and a number of Nasrallah's aides, according to Hezbollah.
Tensions between Lebanon and Israel escalated in mid-September after the bombing of wireless devices used by Hezbollah and the Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which targeted Hezbollah military commanders.
The Israeli army has been exchanging cross-border shelling with Hezbollah, Lebanese and Palestinian factions since October 8, 2023, one day after the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
A Beirut nightclub dubbed 'Sky Bar' has opened its doors to hundreds of Lebanese refugees fleeing the fighting as Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure continue to rain down on the capital.
Footage captured on Wednesday shows internally displaced people (IDPs), including women and children, taking shelter inside the nightclub as aid workers provide medical services, free haircuts and water.
"We slept three days on the streets. The nightclub owner sympathised with the displaced people and brought them in," a refugee said.
"By chance, we were passing through the area, and we came across displaced people on the road. They directed us to this place, and the owner was very kind to us," added a second.
According to Gail Irani, Sky Bar's public relations officer, the nightclub is sheltering 400 people, with more IDPs coming by the day.
"We are providing water, electricity, internet and enough space so they can sleep under a decent roof," he added.
The IDF bombing campaign began on September 23, with more than 1,200 people killed and over 7,000 injured at the time of publication, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
In a video interview broadcast on September 30, Nasser Yassin, Lebanon's Minister of Environment and head of the Emergency Committee, said that the government estimates that the number of displaced people exceeds one million in "one of the biggest humanitarian situations in the world."
According to Lebanese authorities, there are 850 shelters in the country. Still, some displaced people go to relatives while others settle in public squares and old buildings, which the authorities describe as spontaneous shelters.
Last Friday, a series of Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut killed Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Southern Front commander Ali Karaki and a number of Nasrallah's aides, according to Hezbollah.
Tensions between Lebanon and Israel escalated in mid-September after the bombing of wireless devices used by Hezbollah and the Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which targeted Hezbollah military commanders.
The Israeli army has been exchanging cross-border shelling with Hezbollah, Lebanese and Palestinian factions since October 8, 2023, one day after the Israel-Hamas war broke out.