Bombings in Lebanon

Lebanon’s citizens are again caught under fire. As many as a million people are displaced as they search for a place of safety and there are fears of a major humanitarian crisis.

The attacks are being carried out by Israel, which says it is targeting Hezbollah – an Iranian-backed militia and political party. The fighting has resumed as part of the wider conflict across the Middle East. Israel says its aim is to stop Hezbollah attacking communities in northern Israel.

In our conversations, families in Lebanon share their experiences, once again, of living under attack and being on the move to stay safe.

“As soon as the bombs started raining that morning, I waited until my family evacuated from the south, I met them at my home and then we booked a hotel and moved,” Tasnim tells us. “These past couple of weeks have been basically moving between friends’ houses – honestly speaking what’s extremely heart-wrenching is that we’ve got used to this.”

After a ceasefire in 2024, the Lebanese economy was beginning to slowly recover after years of stagnation. We bring together Lebanese business owners and hear how they are coping as the fighting resumes.

Presenter: Rob Young
BBC producers: Adam Chowdhury and Angela Sheeran
Boffin Media presenter: Richard Hollingham
Editors: Arja Haikonen and Simon Peeks

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC World Service Outside Source team.

(Photo: A girl sits on a pallet in a temporary encampment for displaced people, during Eid al-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 21, 2026. Credit: /Yara Nardi/Reuters)