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Lebanon's caretaker, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, said the number of displaced people in the country could 'potentially rise to one million' in the wake of Israeli shelling while speaking at a press conference in Beirut on Sunday.
"One million Lebanese have been displaced in days in the largest displacement ever across the region and potentially in Lebanon's history," Mikati said.
"As of Friday evening, 118,000 displaced people have necessities such as shelter, food, and the fundamentals of life. Having said that, the number of displaced people is much higher," he added.
On Monday (September 23), Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
PM Mikati warns Lebanon potentially facing 'largest displacement ever' after Israeli attacks
Lebanon's caretaker, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, said the number of displaced people in the country could 'potentially rise to one million' in the wake of Israeli shelling while speaking at a press conference in Beirut on Sunday.
"One million Lebanese have been displaced in days in the largest displacement ever across the region and potentially in Lebanon's history," Mikati said.
"As of Friday evening, 118,000 displaced people have necessities such as shelter, food, and the fundamentals of life. Having said that, the number of displaced people is much higher," he added.
On Monday (September 23), Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Mandatory credit: Tele Liban
Lebanon's caretaker, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, said the number of displaced people in the country could 'potentially rise to one million' in the wake of Israeli shelling while speaking at a press conference in Beirut on Sunday.
"One million Lebanese have been displaced in days in the largest displacement ever across the region and potentially in Lebanon's history," Mikati said.
"As of Friday evening, 118,000 displaced people have necessities such as shelter, food, and the fundamentals of life. Having said that, the number of displaced people is much higher," he added.
On Monday (September 23), Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows'. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured. Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.