BEIRUT, JULY 19, SPA -- AS MANY AS HALF A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEENFORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES TO ESCAPE THE CONFLICT IN LEBANON,ACCORDING TO THE LATEST UNITED NATIONS ESTIMATES. "THIS IS OPEN WAR. THE NUMBERS ARE CHANGING BY THE HOUR AND IT ISDIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE THE EXACT NUMBERS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACEDPEOPLE, BUT WE ESTIMATE IT IS AROUND 500,000," DPA QUOTED UN HIGH COMMISSIONERFOR REFUGEES SPOKESMAN ANDREJ MAHECIC AS SAYING WEDNESDAY. THE UNHCR SAID AN EMERGENCY TEAM OF UP TO 11 PEOPLE WAS DUE TOARRIVE IN THE REGION AT THE WEEKEND TO CARRY OUT FURTHER ASSESSMENTS. --SPA 19/07/2006 15:04 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/376688