In a sharp escalation of airstrikes across Lebanon on April 8th—including areas in Beirut that were struck for the first time— hundreds of people were killed and thousands were injured. Shelters are becoming more overcrowded by the hour. More than half of those displaced are women and girls. As CARE delivered essential supplies, people displaced by the violence shared what they need most at this moment.

*Names have been changed to safeguard the identities of those interviewed.

Samer Zahwe cooks meals for displaced families in Ramlet Bayda, Beirut, as they come together to break their Ramadan fast at Iftar. Photo: CARE

Water

“Two nights ago, my son stopped asking for water. He just lay there, too weak to speak. His lips were cracked, his eyes sunken, and his body felt hot in my arms. I knew something was wrong, but I had no clean water to give him, only what we manage to collect from unsafe sources, which often makes them sick.…