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Behind the Strikes: Emin Özmen in Lebanon

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Haytham’s mother, Zaime, aged 95. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Children seen at the playground of a school which has turned into a shelter as thousands of people fled their homes after Israeli strikes started on March 2 in southern Lebanon and capital Beirut. (...)
Children look at the apartment building in central Beirut that was targeted by Israeli on Wednesday 11, which wounded four people, and damaged the housing and cars in the neighbourhood. Beirut, Leb (...)
A man looks at the apartment building in central Beirut that was targeted by Israeli airstrikes. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Lebanese security forces stand near an apartment building in central Beirut that was targeted by an Israeli airstrike. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Noha, 64, sits on a bench in a school converted into a shelter. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Noha, 64, sits on a bench in a school converted into a shelter. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Samira, 64 years old. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Many displaced families moved toward Beirut’s coastal areas in search of safety, setting up makeshift shelters and tents in streets, parks, and along the seafront. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Em (...)
People open relief items during UNHCR distribution in a school turned into a shelter, as thousands of people fled their homes after Israeli strikes started on March 2 in southern Lebanon and the ca (...)
Haytham, 58, fled from Tyr with his family on March 4 and took shelter in a school in Beirut. Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Damage caused by an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in central Beirut on Wednesday, March 11. The strike wounded four people and damaged housing and cars in the neighborhood. Beirut, Leb (...)
Thousands of people fled their homes after Israeli strikes hit Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, an area home to more than 700,000 residents. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026 (...)
A child plays in a stadium turned into a shelter for displaced families. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos
Sana, 51, fled from Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburb, in the early hours of Monday, March 2. Beirut, Lebanon. March 2026. © Emin Özmen / Magnum Photos