A private school in central Beirut that was converted into a wartime shelter has become a flashpoint for social tensions in Lebanon amid large-scale displacement following the war between Israel and Hezbollah. According to reports, the school hosts more than 1,500 displaced people, who live in classrooms and in tents set up in the school courtyard. The situation highlights growing frictions over how displaced residents are housed and how resources are shared in communities already under strain. The shelter’s presence in a densely populated area is cited as a factor intensifying public disagreements, reflecting wider societal pressures across Lebanon as many families seek refuge from fighting and instability. The reports describe the school as a flashpoint for tensions that are brewing as displacement continues, with local reactions varying as residents and displaced families navigate competing needs and limited space. Both outlets describe the shelter conversion and its scale, tying the school’s role directly to the broader displacement linked to the ongoing conflict.