Sports & Survival: Lebanese Refugees Bounce Soccer Balls on Stadium Floors as 1 Million Flee Homes
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Sports & Survival: Lebanese Refugees Bounce Soccer Balls on Stadium Floors as 1 Million Flee Homes
More than one million people in southern Lebanon have fled their homes as fighting rages between Israeli forces and Hezbollah. Many now sleep on the floors of Beirut stadiums, where sport has become a rare, welcome escape [147040]. Children kick soccer balls across packed concrete, and adults watch games on phones, giving families a short break from the constant stress of displacement [147040]. While the shelters offer little privacy, these moments of play help people cope with the crisis [147040].