Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has warned that the fighting in Gaza has pushed Lebanon to “the brink of imploding”, Al Jazeera reports.

“It simply cannot continue like this,” said Egeland, following a visit to the country.

“People fleeing southern villages in search of a safe place end up in overcrowded shelters. Their livelihoods have been destroyed, but we have insufficient funding to help them.”