BBC talks to displaced families in Lebanon

More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran continues to affect the wider region.

Previously, Israel issued evacuation orders for most of the south. Earlier this month, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, prompting Israel to step up its strikes. Since then, Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets into Israel.

With shelters overwhelmed, many families are sleeping in their cars or in makeshift tents in the open during the extreme weather conditions. These include children and pregnant women.

Most of the families come from areas where Hezbollah enjoys strong support, including the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiya.

One child told the BBC he was “ashamed” of sleeping on the streets after his family was forced to flee their home in Beirut.

BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega spoke to some of the hundreds of displaced families about the realities of life in Lebanon during the conflict.

Photographed and edited by Neha Sharma

Produced by Samantha Glanville, Neha Sharma and Angie Murad