Beirut, Lebanon

Maryam Srour,
Field communication manager, Lebanon

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I returned to my home
in Beirut's southern suburbs

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13 days after Israel's
forced displacement orders.

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Until I reached the neighborhood,

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there was no way of knowing
whether the house was still standing.

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The area was
expectedly deserted.

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Once bustling streets
were now eerily quiet

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and destruction was rampant.

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I came to water my plants,
pick up a few essentials

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and gathered whatever sentimental
items I could still save.

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Across Beirut and southern Lebanon,
displaced people have few options.

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Many find themselves making
these risky trips back

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just to check on their homes
and retrieve what they can.

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And for many of us,
this isn't the first time.

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The previous escalation and
the so-called ceasefire that followed

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left thousands unable to return.

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Over the past two weeks,
MSF teams have scaled up rapidly,

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launching a nationwide emergency response

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to meet growing humanitarian needs.

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Medical, logistic, and administrative staff
who have been displaced themselves

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are showing up day after day,

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providing essential healthcare,

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distributing urgent relief items,

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and supporting hospitals and
primary healthcare centers,

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MSF's mandate is not only
to provide medical care,

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but also to speak out
and bear witness,

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to help make sure people's
experiences are seen and heard.

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As the teams expand
on the ground,

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moving through shelters and
primary healthcare centers,

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we're moving together,

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listening, documenting,
advocating,

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and trying to share
these stories responsibly.