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Lebanon Reports 83 Children Among Dead After Israeli Attacks
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Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Kill 83 Children in a Week as Displacement Surges
More than 83 children have been killed and 254 wounded in Lebanon over the past seven days alone, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday, 9 March, as intensifying hostilities drive mass displacement across the country and push a devastating humanitarian crisis into a new and deadlier phase. The figures, released by UNICEF Regional
The continued escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and the devastating consequences it is having for children are of grave concern, said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa. In the past seven days, 83 children have been killed in fighting in Lebanon between Israel and the Shiite movement Hezbollah.
When the conflict enters its second week, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health has announced that the number of deaths due to the Israeli aggression, from the early hours of Monday, March 2, to the afternoon of Saturday, March 7, amounted to 394, with 1,130 wounded. More than 80 children and about 40 women are reported among the victims. Nine rescuers are also among the dead. Meanwhile, the Israeli Army reported the death of two soldiers in an…
Lebanon reports 83 children among dead after Israeli attacks
Israel's military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of its strikes to the heart of Beirut after days of attacks that have left nearly 400 people dead. Hundreds of people remain displaced, and schools, places of worship, and stadiums have been turned into emergency shelters, but many more are needed. FRANCE 24 senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent reports on what she has seen in Beirut…
Lebanese Minister of Public Health Rakan Nasreddine reported this Sunday that 394 people have been killed by the intense Israeli air offensive in the country. 83 of them would be children. In addition, the Lebanese authorities have counted 1,130 wounded during the attacks, 254 minors. The targets, said Nasreddine, "are not combatants or military installations."
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