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Lebanon·Israel·Migration·Armed Conflicts·Human Rights

Lebanon's migrant workers run community kitchens to feed war-displaced amid Israeli bombardment

Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 10:11 · 1 min read

In the suburbs north of Beirut, Filipino community organiser Myra Aragon cooks daily meals for around 200 people at her kitchen and community centre, Tres Marias, as part of a broader effort by Lebanon's migrant communities to support those displaced by the ongoing conflict. Israel's renewed military campaign has forced at least one million people from their homes across Lebanon, including many of the estimated 200,000 migrant workers in the country, who face additional hardships under Lebanon's kafala labour system — a sponsorship arrangement that ties foreign workers to local employers and leaves them particularly vulnerable during crises. Aid workers say migrants are frequently turned away from official shelters or relegated to basements and open areas, making community-run food kitchens among the few reliable sources of support for displaced people regardless of nationality.

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Al Jazeera English‘Food is unifying’: How Lebanon’s migrants are feeding the war-displaced ↗︎
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