Thousands sleep on the streets as Israel strikes Beirut

AFP photographers saw families spend the night in the open, scenes unheard of in Lebanon's capital since the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel last went to war in 2006. "I didn't even pack any clothes, I never thought we would leave like this and suddenly find ourselves on the streets," Naseef said. Israeli jets pounded Beirut's south and its outskirts throughout the night, and Beirut woke up to the aftermath of a night at war, smoke billowing from blazes in several places. 'What will happen?' "I'm anxious and afraid of what may happen.