Volunteer barber offers free haircuts at Beirut shoreline displacement camp
A volunteer barber has been offering free haircuts at a large displacement camp along Beirut's shoreline, where people uprooted by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah are still living.
The service is aimed at bringing a sense of normality to families who have not been able to return home.
Daniel Zeaiter has been moving between plastic chairs with clippers and scissors, trimming hair and shaving beards for residents at the camp.
He said he began volunteering more than 50 days ago.
Zeaiter said his aim was to bring comfort and dignity to people who lost homes or remain unable to return to southern Lebanon despite the ceasefire that took effect on 17 April 2026.
Residents at the camp described the haircuts as a rare return to ordinary life.
The camp is one of the visible signs of the continuing humanitarian impact of the conflict.
The supporting material says about 1 million people were displaced internally in Lebanon last year, with nearly 400 families receiving emergency cash assistance from humanitarian organisations.
One resident, Nabil Daoud, who was displaced from Khiam, praised Zeaiter for leaving his job to support families dealing with overcrowding, uncertainty and the emotional toll of prolonged displacement.
