Volunteers race to help war displaced in Beirut

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Beirut is buzzing with activity as volunteers scramble to help the tens of thousands of people displaced by Israel's intense bombardment of Lebanon. Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since the militant group's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel that triggered a devastating war in Gaza. This week Israel dramatically intensified its attacks, mostly on Hezbollah's south Beirut and southern and eastern Lebanese strongholds, killing more than 700 people, according to the health ministry.

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00:00I want to help in any way I can, but the main thing is that I'm not a southerner and I want to help.

00:22My family is in the south and I can't get them to accept me.

00:25I don't want to sit and do nothing. I want to help in any way I can.

00:30Today we made 300 mortadella sandwiches, 300 tomato and broccoli meals, and now we're going to fill 400 more tomato and broccoli meals.

00:57And we're going to make even more!

00:59We also sent blankets, pillows, and blankets to people in Sur.

01:05And whenever we get some blankets, pillows, and blankets, we also send them to the areas that are the coldest.

01:14To the remote areas.

01:29Thank you for watching!

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