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Since Hizbullah chose to
enter the war on Monday

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more than 20 Chop have
been killed in Lebanon.

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We have a total
confrontation in that

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southern frontier where
Israel is trying to

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advance and there's a
full-blown war going on.

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As reported by both
Hezbollah and Israel,

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there is heavy shelling,
especially in the

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southern suburbs of
Beirut today.

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The situation on the
ground is such that this

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has been one of the most
intense bombing days to

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date and local reports
are saying that it is

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exactly the same strategy
that was used in Gaza

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that Israel is using
here.

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This meant a massive
evacuation of Gaza City.

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It is being carried out
in Lebanon itself, and

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seen as collective
punishment over the past

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48 hours.


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It's worth noting that
people are trying to flee

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the coast here and they
think of sea level as

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safe but Beirut is a very
small city and it's very,

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very small and you could
feel explosions in the

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distance and see pillars
of smoke going up into

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the sky from everywhere.


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Therefore fear is rife
among the population.

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Today we have spent the
day with refugees.

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The war has displaced
hundreds of thousands in

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Lebanon within just 48
hours.

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Authorities have warned
of a possible

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humanitarian disaster,
and point to both Israel

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and Hizbullah as the
parties responsible.

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Reception centres are
overcrowded and only take

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Lebanese, but they do not
fit all of them in.

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Syrian refugees have only
the street as a choice.

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For four days now,
Mohamed Isaaq has been

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here with his wife and
nine children.

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I do not know if they
will ever return home.

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Here, at least he says,
it feels safer and the

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bombings are not as
intense. Civilian

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casualties remain the
most costly.

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Massive evacuation is
collective punishment for

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a tired population


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Ali is with his wife and
two sons, one of whom is

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sick.


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She tells us they receive
no assistance and that it

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is very, very cold at
night.

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In less than a week, more
than 200 people have been

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killed and hundreds
wounded in Lebanon.

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Diplomatic efforts have
been unsuccessful and the

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war continues.