Last weekend the world woke up to the news that the United States and Israel had attacked Iran. Since then, the situation has escalated dramatically. Several countries are now involved in the war, and fears of a wider regional conflict are growing.

Overnight, Israeli strikes hit the southern suburbs of Beirut after evacuation orders were issued for densely populated neighbourhoods. Staff and partners of Norwegian People’s Aid report panic, displacement and growing humanitarian needs in a Lebanon already struggling with the consequences of war and destruction.