Due to continuous attacks between Israel and Iran, ordinary citizens are being forced to leave their homes. Former US President Donald Trump even said that Iranian people should vacate Tehran for their safety. This is the same city where more than one crore people live.
Internal displacement has happened in Israel before
According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), between 2011 and 2022, there was an internal displacement of about 2.3 lakh times due to conflict and violence in Israel, affecting at least 2.6 lakh people. This figure was the highest in 2023. Then 2 lakh people were displaced. In 2024, this number decreased to 68,000.
Horrific picture of internal displacement in middle East
According to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement (Grid 2025), there was a large -scale internal displacement in 2024 due to conflict and instability in many countries of the Middle East.
More than 74 lakh people in Syria are victims of internal displacement, and there is about 7 lakh times every year. About 48 lakh people are displaced in Yemen. Palestine and Lebanon, who have been in the grip of struggle for a long time, were displaced in 20.3 lakh and 9.9 lakh people in 2024.
Internal displacement is a global issue, but the most middle East affected
The number of people displaced due to conflict and violence in 2024 was a large part of the middle East. Among the five countries of the world, in 2024, the highest number of people are living in internal displacement, two countries are from Syria and Yemen Middle East.
In 2024, the struggle and violence led to displacement of 2.01 million times globally. By the end of the year, 8.34 crore people were in a state of internal displacement. This number is 106% higher than in 2015, when 4.05 crore people were displaced.