West Asia Conflict: Photos Of Displaced Civilians In Lebanon, Where Schools And Stadiums Turn Into Shelters During War
Families in southern Lebanon flee Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah and have taken shelter in Beirut stadiums and schools, as the effects of the U.S.-Israel war on Iran are felt across the region.
A displaced migrant man who was among others who fled Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs checks his mobile phone as he sits on a mattress at Saint Joseph Church, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced migrants, mostly from African nations, in Beirut, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
Displaced migrant children who among many others fled Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs take their food inside a room at Saint Joseph Church, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced migrants, mostly from African nations, in Beirut, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A displaced migrant family who among many others fled Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs wait to register at Saint Joseph Church, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced migrants, mostly from African nations, in Beirut, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A displaced migrant woman who among many others fled Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs carries mattresses at Saint Joseph Church, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced migrants, mostly from African nations, in Beirut, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
Volunteers cook meals for displaced people who fled Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
A displaced boy who fled Israeli airstrikes with his family in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb, holds his cat at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon settle at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, settle at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
A displaced woman who fled Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon sleeps on the ground at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
A displaced child plays past tents set up inside the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
A displaced girl holds a stuffed toy to cover her face from a photographer while standing inside the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, which has been turned into a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
A displaced man who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon receives a haircut in the playground of a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A displaced man who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon receives a haircut in the playground of a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A displaced woman who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon looks through a classroom window at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A displaced boy who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon with his family sits on the backyard school that turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A displaced boy who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon with his family plays on a bicycle in a classroom corridor at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hussein Malla
A nurse, right, measures the blood pressure of a woman who fled Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein
Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, arrive at a school turned into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March 7, 2026. | Photo: AP/Bilal Hussein