‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee
Al Jazeera
As the number of people forced from their homes by Israeli attacks grows, communities are stepping in to help.
Beirut, Lebanon – At Nation Station, a communal kitchen in the Geitawi neighbourhood, volunteers move to and fro, stacking food on a table.
Behind them, others stir meat, cook rice or chop lettuce while trading small talk.
“Fifty meals!”, one of the volunteers shouts out to his comrades, noting a benchmark.
They return the enthusiasm with a communal cheer, without breaking from their tasks.
The volunteers in the petrol station-turned-communal kitchen are working to prepare meals to be delivered to shelters for people who have been forced to flee their homes.
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