Thousands of Lebanese residents are abandoning their communities as deadly violence escalates along the Israeli-Lebanese border following Monday’s missile exchanges between the two nations.
The violence began when Hezbollah fired rockets from Lebanese territory into Israel, responding to the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Israeli forces answered with military strikes against Lebanese targets, resulting in at least 31 fatalities according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Images captured by Associated Press photographers document the mass displacement as families pack belongings and flee areas near the conflict zone.
