'The humanitarian crisis here is worsening by the minute': Israel continues to bomb Lebanon

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by FRANCE24
March 25, 2026
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Israel's bombardment of Lebanon has displaced over one million people as military operations continue south of Litani River.

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Israel's continued bombardment of Lebanon has displaced more than a million people and prompted the seizure of territory south of the Litani River, according to reporting from Beirut. The scale of displacement represents a major humanitarian crisis, with civilians fleeing their homes amid ongoing airstrikes. FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports growing resentment among Lebanese toward Israel's military operations. The territorial incursion marks an expansion of the conflict beyond airstrikes into ground operations. The displacement figures underscore the widening humanitarian toll of the escalating Israeli-Lebanese conflict.

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