Lebanese families endure cramped school shelters as homes lie in ruins
Displaced families in a Sidon school face overcrowded conditions, limited sanitation and uncertainty after Israeli bombardment destroyed their homes in south Lebanon.
In a Sidon school repurposed as an emergency shelter, a 72-hour-old infant sleeps on a worn mattress while his mother Hala Loubany, recovering from a C-section, watches over him. The classroom shelters three families displaced from Nabatieh after Israeli bombardment flattened homes and villages across south Lebanon. Overcrowded conditions force families to schedule showers and share limited sanitation, raising fears of infection for the mother.
Elderly resident Ali Mahmoud Loubany discovered his house in Zawtar was destroyed via satellite images and now questions whether to remain in Lebanon, citing high rent and lack of government support. Aid from Action for Humanity supplies food, yet many, like taxi driver Hassan Bisher, cling to hopes of returning to their hometowns once the attacks cease. The shelter closed in September, sending its occupants to other facilities, leaving over 329,000 IDPs still in limbo.
