Syrian refugees in Lebanon: We are spiralling, we are despairing

Over 800,000 Syrian refugees live in Lebanon. As inflation spirals and the situation in Lebanon gets worse, they say they are not living, just existing

Abdel Jalil Al Sharif, with his son Mahammad, and his daughters Nada, Shahed and Mariam at their rented flat in Beirut, Lebanon. Picture: Neil Michael

Abdeljalil Al Sharif has an engaging smile.

When we meet in the street below his Beirut apartment, he extends out his arms with the palms of his hands upturned, tilts his head towards me before placing the palm of his right hand to his chest.