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Eid scene in Baabda shelter
In a crowded shelter in Baabda, on the outskirts of Beirut, a small boy carefully unboxes a toy while eating a chocolate cupcake, his eyes bright with excitement despite the chaos around him.
Families forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks shuffle through narrow hallways lined with mattresses, arguileh pipes, and rearranged desks — every corner repurposed and claimed to preserve a semblance of a home.
Municipality workers, Education and Social Affairs ministry representatives move through the crowd, organizing the day's distribution.
A group of young volunteers moves quietly among the bustle of kids, gifting toys and sweets.
It is Eid al-Fitr.
And everyone here, it seems, has shown up for it.
Caption moment: Hussien's scene
Hussien, 2, drinking a juice and receiving a toy from youth-run personal initiatives at the Higher Shiite Islamic Council in Hazmieh, sheltering forcibly displaced families, on March 20, 2026.
Volunteer activity among children
A group of young volunteers moves quietly among the bustle of kids, gifting toys and sweets.
Eid al-Fitr moment
It is Eid al-Fitr.
And everyone here, it seems, has shown up for it.
