‘I’ve aged 10 years in the past 10 days’: Australia’s Shia Muslims watch in horror as Lebanon bombarded

Julie Karaki says a ‘distracting’ debate over Hezbollah flags at rallies means the Shia community’s pain has not been acknowledged. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Every single member of Panse Saleh’s extended family in Lebanon has been displaced from their home – some are sleeping in cars, others on the street or in temporary housing.

Some could have to move again as Israel continues to bombard parts of Lebanon. Sydney-based Saleh fears elderly members of her family could die – whether they stay or attempt to leave Lebanon’s south.