A young child warms himself over a small fire in a Beirut parking lot hosting displaced families from southern Lebanon and other parts of the country.
Ongoing strikes across the Middle East-triggered by US-Israeli bombing of Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks in the Gulf-are inflicting severe civilian harm. Mass displacement, mounting casualties, and collapsing infrastructure compound a deepening humanitarian emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has ignited an economic crisis, while attacks on healthcare facilities and threats to nuclear sites raise global security alarms.