Palestinian refugees forced to flee the southern Lebanon: 'All my life, I have only known displacement'
Palestinian refugees in southern Lebanon are facing renewed displacement due to ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The UNRWA has converted a vocational training center into a shelter for those fleeing the violence. Many residents, like Samaha Saïd, express despair over their situation and the lack of resources to escape the danger.
- ▪The UNRWA has turned a vocational training center into a shelter for displaced Palestinians.
- ▪Evacuation orders were issued for Tyre and surrounding areas due to intensified military operations.
- ▪Residents of Rachidiyé camp are particularly at risk due to their proximity to the Israeli border.
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Near an internally displaced persons camp in Beirut, May 29, 2026. RAFAEL YAGHOBZADEH FOR LE MONDE The corridors of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) technical institute in Sebline echoed with the voices of children. Since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began on March 2, the UN agency had turned this vocational training center, located about 40 kilometers south of Beirut, into a shelter. Around a table, Samaha Saïd shared coffee with people from Rachidiyé, a Palestinian camp in the Tyre region in southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone buzzed overhead. During the conflict, which has continued in the southern area despite the April 17 truce, this Palestinian woman resigned herself to "enduring the sound of bombings [around Rachidiyé].
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