On 1 November, our team met women sheltering at a school with their families in Bichwet, Baalbek-Hermel governorate.

Fatima's vibrant smile slowly fades away after entering the classroom. Desks and chairs are stacked on one side of the room, making room for the mattresses laid out on the floor. She'd rather be at a school to seek education for her three children, not to seek refuge.

"I didn't want to leave our home, I really didn't," says Fatima, who is 43 years old. "The day we were forced to leave was the toughest day."

On 29 September, Fatima quickly collected a couple of mattresses and blankets and headed out of the house under the bombing. Some five minutes later, her neighbour's house in Kfarden was bombed.

"I am grateful I saved my children," she says. "My husband and I live for them. We're well physically, but not at all mentally. We muster patience and wait for the war to end."