Beirut Refugees Flee to Churches Amid War

0:00Welcome to Global News today. Two minutes of world news that matter. Israeli strikes hit Beirut's Seven Stubberbs hard this week, displacing 300,000 people across Lebanon. This came after a rocket and drone attack from Hezbollah into Israel. Many refugees, like 32-year-old Sudanese woman Rodina Muhammad, fled on foot with their families, ending up at St. Joseph Tabar's Parish, church, the only place that would take them, Muhammad, eight months pregnant, walked for hours in the dark with her husband and three kids before finding a ride to the church. Her home was destroyed in the strikes, and she is due to give birth by month's end. Her seven-year-old daughter stopped speaking after last year's war. Refugees and migrants report being turned away from government shelters, just like during the previous conflict. Only 100,000 displaced people are in official spots, while others stay with relatives or sleep on streets. Churches have open doors again, hosting folks from Sudan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and more.

1:02At St. Joseph Parish, 140 people crammed in on the first day alone. Aid groups, like the Jesuit Refugee Service, say space is running out fast, with even more arrivals than last year. Government officials reportedly told some that migrants are not welcome now. The United Nations Refugee Agency in Lebanon is only 14% funded and struggling to reach everyone amid the chaos. Families like 41-year-old Sudanese father, Othman Yahed Dawud, who wrote 75 kilometers on a motorcycle, with his sons, say they have. Nowhere else to turn with wars raging in Lebanon and back home. The Daily News Now is presented by our sponsor. Lay back. Press play. Let the pillow do the rest. Sal meets comfort. S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com.