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Clara Nabaa

Eid away from home: Displaced Lebanese struggle in overcrowded Beirut shelters

Displaced Lebanese caught in the war between Israel and Hezbollah militias marked what should have been the typically joyous holiday of Eid al-Fitr in overcrowded shelters with inadequate food, water and medical care, as families remained separated months after fleeing Israeli strikes.

More than 134,000 people registered in 644 shelters across Lebanon as of Saturday, according to Lebanese authorities, as the UN's International Organisation for Migration agency (IOM) estimates that over 1 million people have been displaced across the country since the war reignited.

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