Cardiff Uni grad describes his life in Lebanon amid ongoing crisis
"This is the biggest humanitarian crisis Lebanon has ever seen'', says Abdul Rahman Deeb, who is currently living in Beirut.
Last updated 2nd Oct 2024
Israel says it's strengthened its military presence on the border with Lebanon - as fighting with Hezbollah intensifies.
The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate around 50 villages and towns across southern Lebanon.
The move follows Iranian launching missiles towards Israel on Tuesday night.
Abdul Rahman Deeb studied at Cardiff University between 2016 and 2018, he describes what its like living in Lebanon at the moment.
Abdul said: "It's really unfortunate what we are dealing with."
"We don't have safe spaces like bunkers."
"Everyone is almost fleeing to another city or forced to be in the streets."
Abdul said he has had to relocate from his home in Beirut.
"I don't live in the suburbs but it's still not very safe hearing the blasts and fighter jets all over."
"We don't feel safe."
"Hearing these blasts all over, even if they are a little far from you, you still hear them."
"You still hear the fighter jets, you still feel the impact of what's happening."
Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles fired by Iran on Tuesday, while Tehran claimed most had hit their targets.
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
In a Downing Street statement on the crisis, Sir Keir Starmer said he was "deeply concerned that the region is on the brink and I am deeply concerned about the risk of miscalculation".
He said that Iran, with proxies including Hezbollah in Lebanon, had "menaced the Middle East for far too long".
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