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“Immediate measures <\/strong>were implemented to contain the situation, but the truth is that no one was truly ready<\/strong> to face something like this<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was a dramatic <\/strong>day.” This is how Fadi Behjani<\/strong>, the project manager of Pro Terra Sancta’s offices in Lebanon, describes Tuesday, September 24,<\/strong> the second day when a rain of Israeli missiles covered several areas of the Cedar Country with smoke and fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They bombed large areas of the country, not just the south: the Beqaa Valley<\/strong>, for example, or the Mount Lebanon <\/strong>area. These are, moreover, areas inhabited by Shia Muslim communities but also by Christians<\/strong>: there are several villages where these communities live together, and the bombings struck indiscriminately<\/strong>.” The strikes did not differentiate between civilians and potential Hezbollah members.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Explosion of a missile in Beirut.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Since Monday, the airstrikes have claimed 570<\/strong> lives, with over 1,700<\/strong> injured. 500.000<\/strong> people have been forced to leave their homes<\/strong>, moving towards Beirut<\/strong>, where many schools have been turned into reception centers. “All roads heading to Beirut are blocked because of traffic,” Fadi explains. “Yesterday, both directions <\/strong>were used to reach the city, creating congestion and chaos for anyone trying to move around.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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In Sidon, roads blocked towards Beirut.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Our project manager describes the disorientation and fear that have spread throughout the country: “There were immediate measures to address the situation, with the government quickly closing schools<\/strong> to turn them into shelters<\/strong> for all the displaced people, but the truth is that no one was truly prepared <\/strong>for something like this.” The needs are numerous and constantly growing, and it is essential to identify and understand them in order to truly help<\/a><\/strong>. We asked Fadi what he thinks are the most urgent needs <\/strong>in these moments of terror and uncertainty, and how our colleagues on the ground are responding: “There is definitely a great need for all the essentials to set up makeshift shelters: mattresses<\/strong>, blankets<\/strong>, clothes<\/strong>, baby products like diapers<\/strong> and powdered milk<\/strong>, as well as food<\/strong> and water. Water <\/strong>is a particularly difficult problem here in Lebanon: only two liters <\/strong>of water can be accessed every two days<\/strong>, which is not enough<\/strong> to provide for the thousands of refugees, and especially not enough to properly clean the spaces, clothes, and items available in the reception centers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not just schools: some convents<\/strong> have also been transformed, becoming shelters for families forced to flee their homes. In Tyre<\/strong>, in the southern region, Father Toufic<\/a><\/strong> is hosting about 150 people in his convent: “Since Monday, we\u2019ve become a reception center<\/strong>: at the moment, 35 families <\/strong>have sought asylum here, coming from different parts of the country”; the convent is indeed an important point of reference for a vast area of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reception center set up in the convent of Tyre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reception center set up in the convent of Tyre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“This morning, September 24, around 6:30, a missile<\/strong> fell near our convent, no more than a kilometer <\/strong>away. This time they are very close; we have had no rest <\/strong>for two days.” For Toufic, it is important to be able to share firsthand what is happening in his country and the aid efforts that are underway: “It\u2019s good for our voices<\/strong> to be heard right now, to be spread and listened to. It\u2019s terrible, more than 500 people killed in 24 hours…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Francis<\/strong> also expressed his sorrow regarding the events of the past hours, calling the escalation “unacceptable<\/strong>“: “I am saddened by the news from Lebanon, where intense bombings in recent days have caused many victims and destruction. I express my closeness<\/strong> to the Lebanese people, who have already suffered too much<\/strong> in the recent past.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this moment of tension, we remain in constant contact<\/strong> with our colleagues who live and work on the field<\/strong>: we want to make them feel seen and heard, not left alone, and we want to understand what we can do<\/strong> to meet the needs<\/strong> of the victims of this terrible escalation. We have launched a fundraising campaign<\/a><\/strong> to support our efforts in distributing medicine and food parcels, with the funds used to meet the needs of those affected by the emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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