A Catholic charity has announced an emergency campaign to raise at least €1 million [1] to assist communities in Lebanon caught in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Regina Lynch of the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) said they stood by their project partners in Lebanon, “and we will not abandon them now, as they face another hour of need”.
Israeli attacks, which are aimed at eliminating the threat of Hezbollah strikes on northern Israel, have caused a wave of more than one million internally displaced people in various parts of the country, with the regions of Beirut, Mount Lebanon and northern Lebanon suffering the brunt of people fleeing the south.
In all these locations the Church has opened its facilities, including church halls and retreat houses, to those fleeing the most dangerous areas. These facilities are available to all, regardless of religious or ethnic affiliation.