Mideast war displaces 100,000 in Lebanon in single day: UN

Mourners attend a funeral for members of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) -- an alliance of factions now integrated into the regular army that also includes powerful Iran-backed groups -- who were killed in reported strikes on Kirkuk, in Baghdad on March 10, 2026. [AFP]

Israeli strikes and mass evacuation orders have seen nearly 700,000 people flee their homes in Lebanon in just over a week, with more than 100,000 fleeing in 24 hours, the UN said Tuesday.

"Lives have been upended on a massive scale," said Karolina Lindholm Billing, the representative in Lebanon of UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency.