Over 70,000 flee Lebanon amid Israeli air strikes: Unhcr

The UN Refugee Agency (Unhcr) has described the situation for civilians impacted by Israeli air strikes in Lebanon as "dire."

In a post on X, the agency revealed that more than 70,000 people have fled the country since the escalation began.

Earlier, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati had noted that there could be nearly 1 million internally displaced people within Lebanon itself, as many flee Israeli bombardments across various regions.