Hotels, flats turn away Lebanese displaced over fears they could be Israeli targets

In two weeks of war, Israel has carried out surprise strikes on two hotels, as well as on buildings in densely populated residential neighbourhoods, spreading panic among residents and hotel owners. "I asked everyone, everywhere about apartments," Fakih told AFP. "They either refused to rent to us or asked for exorbitant prices." "I ended up having to separate from my family and send them to live with my son in his small room" near his university north of Beirut, "while I live in the hospital" where he works in the southern city of Sidon.