Israel says its troops have begun ground operations in southern Lebanon. This comes as the World Health Organization says it has verified that 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses were killed in an Israeli strike on a healthcare center ​in southern Lebanon on Friday. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, Israeli attacks have killed at least 850 people, including 107 children. Nearly 1 million have been forced to flee their homes, according to the U.N. This is Furhat Othman, who fled southern Lebanon to Saida, just south of Beirut.

Furhat Othman: “I swear, I came from the south, from the district of Tyre. The situation is just as you can see. Sometimes the tent gets blown away by the wind. Sometimes there is rain, sometimes water. The blankets are soaked with water. As they say, even the rugs are full of water. Everything is wet, as you can see. We have a cold from the wind, and we are waiting for God’s mercy.”