At the corniche that hugs the Mediterranean coast in Beirut, dozens of families who had fled their homes in the Dahiya neighborhood in south Beirut — a stronghold of Hezbollah — sat gathered together. They sought shade beneath the palm trees and huddled under blankets or sheets they had brought with them, after fleeing Israeli military strikes that began on Monday morning.

Many were observing the holy month of Ramadan and said they didn’t know where they would find food or water come sundown. Several said they were too afraid to return home, fearing more strikes as Israeli drones buzzed overhead.

“This country is beautiful, but we need peace,” said Musa Hashem, 50, sitting by the roadside with his twin brother and their eight children. “We just want this war to stop.”

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